The European online age verification app is ready. The app works with passports or ID cards, is built to be “completely anonymous” for the people who use it, works on any device (smartphones, tablets, ...

Sometime in the coming weeks, Europeans may be asked to download a smartphone app built by the European Commission to prove ...

Today, the President of the European Commission (the executive body of the European Union), Ursula von der Leyen, announced an EU age-verification app. Users download the app, which works on any ...

The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world. Reading time 3 minutes The European Union just announced that it will soon roll out a new ...

Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and digital chief Virkkunen, the open-source app uses zero-knowledge proof technology to let users confirm their age without exposing personal ...

BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der ‌Leyen said on Wednesday, as ...

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