Legal age is porous online; digital ID firms, regulators, platforms spar for leverage

The increasing demand for age assurance tools to protect youth online is prompting new investments in biometrics and digital identity verification.

Projects receive funding to fight online child abuse and exploitation

Safe Online, which bills itself as “the only global investment vehicle dedicated to keeping children safe in the digital world,” has staked $2 million to support ten innovative projects across the sector focused on age assurance and preventing online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA).

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