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Texas Asks Court To Allow Enforcement Of Law Restricting App Downloads
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (399+ words) Texas is urging a federal appellate court to allow enforcement of a law requiring app stores like Google and Apple to verify users' ages and block minors under 18 from downloading apps or making in-app purchases, without parental consent. In papers…...
BU Study: Internet Cookies Essential for Open Web
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (354+ words) It's a choice you may face multiple times a day'and, at this point, your reaction is probably reflexive. Are you going to accept those internet cookies, reject them, or spend a little time customizing your settings? In a new study,…...
Should you accept internet cookies?
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (675+ words) A new study finds ad revenue that supports digital publishers and content creators tumbles when internet cookies are removed. It's a choice you may face multiple times a day'and, at this point, your reaction is probably reflexive. Are you going…...
Texas Asks Court To Allow Enforcement Of Law Restricting App Downloads 05/19/2026
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (398+ words) Texas is urging a federal appellate court to allow enforcement of a law requiring app stores like Google and Apple to verify users' ages and block minors under 18 from downloading apps or making in-app purchases, without parental consent. In papers…...
Mozilla calls on UK to exclude VPNs from age verification rules
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (438+ words) Mozilla urged UK regulators not to impose age restrictions on VPN services, warning that such measures would weaken privacy protections for all users while doing little to prevent minors from bypassing online age checks. The nonprofit-backed browser developer, which serves…...
Lawsuit filed over Nebraska law requiring age verification, parental consent for social media
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (410+ words) By Molly Ashford, Nebraska Public Media May 18, 2026, noon " Net Choice, an association of social media companies including Tik Tok and Meta, has sued Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers over a social media age verification law set to go into effect…...
Mozilla warns that 'VPN restrictions are dangerous,' raising concerns about privacy issues related to measures to circumvent age verification for children.
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (618+ words) Mozilla has argued in response to the UK government's discussions on online safety policy that 'VPNs are essential privacy and security tools and should not be weakened by regulation.' Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools…...
The EU's plan to tackle 'cookie fatigue"
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (588+ words) Many Europeans have long stopped taking notice of cookies that pop up on their browsers and press "accept" (roughly 54% of Europeans) or "deny" (26%) - without much afterthought. Naturally, even fewer take the time to check their privacy settings regularly to see…...
You Tube expands likeness detection to all users over 18
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (12+ words) Social Media Today...
Rajar points to resilient radio reach
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1080+ words) Gates Air appoints Russell Darrell for Western Europe sales role KKMO fires up new BE AM transmitters DRM Consortium elects main board members Radio Ready expands with South African broadcaster support kronehit selects Lawo and SLG Broadcast for studio modernization…...