Why it matters: Age verification and social media bans for under-16s are gaining popularity worldwide in response to rising concerns over harmful online content. However, questions surround the ...

Confession: I was rooting for Theresa DeMaria and John Merrill from Age of Attraction, and I don’t care who knows it. The season’s cutest couple also happened to be one of the most controversial, ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a multi-stage malware campaign that uses batch scripts as a pathway to deliver various encrypted remote access trojan (RATs) payloads that ...

The company had clashed with the military over how officials wanted to use its cutting-edge A.I. model. The order could vastly complicate intelligence analysis and defense work. By Julian E. Barnes ...

Online chat service Discord has announced it will begin testing age verification for some users, joining a growing list of platforms trying to work out who is actually behind the screen. The move ...

In brief: Age verification scanners usually require three-dimensional movement to confirm that users aren't attempting to bypass them with photos. However, animated ...

The country’s largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgery be delayed until patients turn 19, changing its stance on the politically charged issue.

Daniel covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government. He reports on corporate influence in government, the health consequences of federal policies, and the politics of ...

Feb 3 (Reuters) - The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued a statement on Tuesday recommending surgeons delay gender-related breast or chest, genital and facial surgery until a patient is at ...

Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs. Neither Palantir nor HHS has ...

TikTok’s new age-detection tech seems like a better solution than automatically banning youth accounts. But experts say it still requires social platforms to surveil users more closely. The system, ...