The UK government wants Apple and Google to slap nudity-detection software on iPhones and Android devices to stop kids from shooting or sharing explicit pics of genitals. Officials are pushing for explicit imagery to get blocked by default across all gadgets, with adults needing to verify their identity through biometrics or official documents if they want access to that content.
HMD Global already runs something called HarmBlock on Nokia phones that automatically catches and blocks explicit stuff. The whole push comes from worries about minors getting exploited or groomed online by sketchy adults.
Australia already banned social media for anyone under 16, while the US House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking at bills that would force platforms to protect kids from violence and drugs, ban social media accounts for under-16 users, and make Apple and Google set up age verification systems for American smartphone owners.
HMD Global already runs something called HarmBlock on Nokia phones that automatically catches and blocks explicit stuff. The whole push comes from worries about minors getting exploited or groomed online by sketchy adults.
Australia already banned social media for anyone under 16, while the US House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking at bills that would force platforms to protect kids from violence and drugs, ban social media accounts for under-16 users, and make Apple and Google set up age verification systems for American smartphone owners.
