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A new facial recognition system about video games in China
One of the most well-known video game publishers in China, Tencent, implemented a new software using facial recognition in order to verify the age of the players and protect those, who are under 18 years old. According to this new…
FDA: reduction of vaping products sales to minors in California
The increased amount of online e-cigarettes sales has driven, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, on October 31, to fill a complaint in California state court and blame California-based e-cigarette Company for selling vaping products to minors. Investigators discovered that…
New legislation about gambling in Nothern Ireland
Northern Ireland political party Sinn Féin decided to set stricter laws for online gaming in order to protect young people from gambling addiction and developing related problems. In addition to this, current legislation must definitely change as it is really…
Measures to ban flavored e-cigarette sales in stores to minors
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that one of their plans is to ban most retailers from selling flavored e-cigarettes, trying to reduce the popularity of vaping among young people. Specifically, the agency decided to require some age-verification measures…
A new online program about the parents and how to protect their kids from online porn
A new online program is about to be implemented in order to advise parents how to keep their tweens away from pornographic websites. Specifically, Culture Reframed decided to set up a free online course for parents, which aims to help…
Underage Facebook users able to buy knives via the Marketplace
The phenomenon of “Bloodbath Britain” has grown in size due to the knife market from buy-and-sell app Facebook Marketplace. Underage children can buy freely knives online and specifically from Facebook pages and also these forbidden items can be delivered to…
South Africa: What does the law stipulate about the pornographic content?
In recent years, there has been a perception that pornographic films are absolutely legal in South Africa, however, this is wrong and is about a misconception. Specifically, in 2006, the government of South Africa decided to ban the publication of…
Facial recognition system: Age verification for alcohol sales in UK supermarkets.
Facial recognition technology is going to be used in UK supermarkets to verify the age of people who buy age-restricted products, such as alcohol and cigarettes. The pilot program will be launched by the end of the year and is…
The AgeChecked initiative about age verification on porn sites may cost UK Government millions.
The AgeChecked initiative to restrict under-age access to online porn sites has been withdrawn because of some fears that attempting to implement it will lead to numerous costly lawsuits by the porn sites. ‘’The AgeChecked initiative to increase online protection…
Regulations of FDA: ban on online sales of e-cigarettes and vape
The increased use of vaping and electronic cigarettes, especially among minors, has led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban online selling of these products. As U.S Food and Drug Administration observed, the online selling and the use of…
