Telegram CEO Pavel Durov warned the EU’s new age verification app could lead to broader online identity checks after claims the app was hacked in minutes.

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The EU’s age verification app is under fire after researchers revealed simple methods to bypass its protections in minutes.

The global debate about protecting young people online, stirred up by Australia's social media ban for teens, has led ...

The E.U.’s new age verification app aims to address concerns raised by tech platforms around privacy and enforcement.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the world’s biggest tech platforms have “no more excuses” for not ...

Europe’s new app will provide a centralized solution that removes the burden for tech platforms to verify users’ ages.

The European Commission revealed its digital age verification app is technically ready and will soon be rolled out to ...

The European Union’s age verification application is ready to be rolled out to protect kids online, the bloc’s chief Ursula ...

Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen talks up incoming app as key to child safety ahead of call with Paris on social ...

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told major online platforms there were “‘no more excuses” not ...

Video. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told major online platforms there were “‘no more excuses ...