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Is it time for internet services to adopt identity verification?

Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question ...
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Social media verification systems lose power as scammers purchase checkmarks to appear legitimate

Social media makes it easy to connect with people, but it also makes it just as easy for fraudsters to pretend they are someone they are not. Fake accounts, misleading checkmarks and smooth-talking ...
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Iowa AG joins brief supporting Tennessee law requiring social media age verification

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined an amicus brief Monday supporting a Tennessee law that requires social media companies to use age verification ...
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Philippines and Thailand mull ID verification for social media accounts

After countries such as Nepal and Vietnam have moved towards introducing IDV on social media, the Philippines and Thailand ...

British House of Lords wants age verification for VPNs and social media

The British House of Lords has voted for an expansion of age verification. VPN providers will be required to check if users ...
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DICT: Social media verification likely to remain voluntary

Verification of social media accounts will likely remain voluntary, despite the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) plan to release a new policy measure to curb fake news ...