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September 12, 2025

Industry News 

 

FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions: Agency issues orders to seven companies (FTC Press Release) Read more >>

 

FTC Takes Action Against Robot Toy Maker for Allowing Collection of Children’s Data without Parental Consent (FTC Press Release) Read more >>

 

Court Upholds California Restrictions On Social Media Recommendations (MediaPost) Read more >>

 

KOSA is — cautiously — back on House agenda (Punchbowl News) Read more >>

 

State AGs Again Urge Action to Protect Kids from Tech and AI Risks (Kelley Drye) Read more >>

 

Montana Legislature amends age verification laws for online material access (Citizen Portal) Read more >>

 

European Commission President recommits to putting children’s online safety above profits (5Rights Foundation) Read more >>

 

A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies (5Rights Foundation) Read more >>

 

Using a third party’s software in your app? Make sure you’re (all) complying with COPPA (FTC) Read more >>

 

Inside Brazil's child online safety bill (IAPP) Read more >>

 

Call for stronger online age restrictions to come from major EU party (Biometric Update) Read more >>

 

NetChoice launches Digital Safety Shield for America 2025 (Press Release) Read more >> 

 

Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? (Tes Magazine) Read more >>

 

Online age verification possible but no 'one-size-fits-all' solution  

(9News) Read more >>

 

Meta, Google back California age verification bill (POLITICO) Read more >>

 

64 percent back Online Safety Act but censorship worries persist (BetaNews) Read more >>

 

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PRIVO Recognized in Australia’s Landmark Age Assurance Trial

PRIVO is proud to be recognized as a key participant in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, a groundbreaking initiative evaluating the effectiveness, security, and privacy of age assurance solutions worldwide.

 

Unlike many vendors, PRIVO was acknowledged across five major categories—from age verification and estimation to age inference and parental  consent—achieving the highest readiness levels. This recognition reinforces PRIVO’s role as a trusted global leader helping companies meet rising regulatory demands with privacy-first solutions.

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New Blog: Complying with Australia’s Social Media “Delay” Law

 

Australia’s new Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act will soon require platforms to block under-16s from creating or maintaining accounts. With enforcement beginning December 10, 2025 — and penalties reaching nearly $50M AUD — platforms need to act now.

 

Our latest blog breaks down what the law really means, who it applies to, and how PRIVO can help businesses prepare with regulator-ready age assurance and parental consent solutions.

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Does Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) affect children's rights? Insights from children in the global South
September 16, 2025
Online
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Second Hearing: Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee 
September 17, 2025
Washington DC & Online
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Trust & Safety Research Conference
September 25-26, 2025
Stanford University
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Connected Learning Summit
October 5-10, 2025
Online & In Person
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CHITAG
November 8-9, 2025
Chicago
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FOSI Annual Conference
November 10, 2025
Washington DC
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Learn more about PRIVO's consent solutions.

Smart Age Gate |  Age Verification | Parental Consent

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