YouTube is unleashing a second wave of age-gating restrictions, and it is seriously angering some adult users on the platform. For those unaware, the streaming giant's AI-powered age-detection system ...

YouTube expands its age verification to more users. Google first announced the restriction back in July this year, noting that it would implement these checks in August. However, it wasn’t until late ...

YouTube has been gradually expanding its AI age-estimation operations in the US over the past few months. It started in July, with the announcement that the platform would require users who didn’t ...

What’s happened? YouTube has pushed a fresh wave of AI age verification prompts to more accounts. It announced the system in July and began limited rollout in late September, with the latest expansion ...

From Spotify to YouTube, platforms now demand biometric proof of age. Experts warn that you could lose access—and your privacy—if the algorithms get it wrong. I've been covering the tech industry, ...

A facial scan on Instagram, a video selfie on TikTok, a thumbprint passcode on YouTube, and an ID upload on Facebook. It’s not the scene yet, but collecting our biometrics to post an AI slop meme will ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...