Age verification laws have been passed in at least 24 states. Some say it’s an effort to protect kids, while others say it restricts protected speech.

Spotify is the latest app to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, with users being asked to verify their age in order to access the platform's adult content.

Most regions require Spotify users to be at least 13 years of age. To verify ages, Spotify has partnered with Yoti, which allows users to scan their face directly on their device.

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Spotify is now requiring UK users to verify their age if they want access to certain types of mature content on the platform.

Spotify has implemented age assurance in the form of facial age estimation and ID verification with face biometrics to comply ...

Spotify is the latest company to introduce age checks to try and stop children accessing adult content, following the enforcement of the UK’s Online Safety Act.

The aim of protecting children online is a worthy goal, but it is impossible to ignore the OSA's nature, which is a thinly ...

The streaming platform is implementing a facial scan process in partnership with Yoti, which also provides its services to ...

Spotify has started to enforce age verification to comply with the Online Safety Act. Some UK users are not happy about it.

By Alimat Aliyeva Spotify users in the UK will now be required to confirm their age in order to access certain content ...