Insight Crystal Bar vape giant deletes TikTok after giveaway with no age verification Posted onAugust 26, 2023 UK’s second-biggest vape company, Chinese-owned SKE, has since deleted some social media accounts. 7406222
Insight Facebook and Instagram paid verification starts in UK Posted onMay 16, 2023 Subscribers must be at least 18 years old and submit a government ID and a selfie video to qualify. 10564965
Insight Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification Posted onFebruary 19, 2023 The move comes after Twitter introduced a subscription-based verification service last year. 66221099
Insight Twitter verification: What do the gold, grey and blue ticks mean? Posted onJanuary 10, 2023 Along with the new version of the classic Blue tick, the social network is launching new colours, seemingly to ensure the system is not abused 8853749
Insight Online Safety Bill to tackle ‘absurd situation’ of age limit verification Posted onNovember 29, 2022 The Online Safety Bill is due to return to Parliament next week after being repeatedly delayed. 9738149
Insight Elon Musk says US ‘fought a war to get rid of stuff’ like Twitter’s ‘lords and peasants’ verification system Posted onNovember 9, 2022 Comments came as he introduced and immediately ‘killed off’ new verification badge on platform 109171002
Insight Twitter confirms fee for blue-tick verification after Musk takeover Posted onNovember 6, 2022 Controversially Twitter says blue-tick status will be open to those who pay a monthly $7.99. 104301062
Insight Musk tests waters on paid verification for Twitter accounts Posted onOctober 31, 2022 Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform +2642549
Insight Twitter planning to charge users to keep blue tick verification – report Posted onOctober 31, 2022 New owner Elon Musk has confirmed the verification process is being “revamped” but has not yet confirmed any details. 74161154
Insight Campaigners threaten UK legal action over porn sites’ lack of age verification Posted onDecember 5, 2021 Exclusive: failure to prevent children seeing online porn puts them at risk of abuse and lifelong trauma, say children’s safety groups ‘They see it in … 9873641