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US FTC incentivizes age verification with new policy

By Madeline Hughes ( February 25, 2026, 22:23 GMT | Comment) -- The US Federal Trade Commission made its latest move to prioritize implementation of age verification technology Wednesday when it released a policy statement saying it will not enforce child privacy laws against companies that only collect children’s data to verify users’ age.The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday made its latest move to prioritize implementation of age-verification technology with its release of a policy statement saying it will not enforce child privacy laws against companies that only collect children’s data to verify users’ age....

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