The Age Verification Conundrum: Can Tech Companies Balance Safety and Privacy?
The recent $18 billion settlement between Meta and 29 US states over children's safety has brought to light a critical issue plaguing the tech industry: age verification technology that doesn't work well.
As part of the agreement, Meta must implement sweeping design changes to protect minors on its platforms, but these changes rely heavily on effective age verification – a challenge that has proven elusive for companies so far.