COPPA is Growing Up - Here’s How We Help
Tech, Teens & the Law

COPPA is Growing Up - Here’s How We Help

After some administrative delays following its initial reveal in January 2025, the FTC finally published its revised COPPA Rule in the Federal Register. This Final Rule is the result of a thorough Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Process (NPRM), in which k-ID and many of our industry peers actively participated. The COPPA Rule becomes effective April 22, 2026 – so companies should start planning now. So what are some of the biggest changes, why are they important, and how does k-ID help the industry to comply with these new requirements?

May 28, 2025
We’ve Identified the Kids... Now What?
Tech, Teens & the Law

We’ve Identified the Kids... Now What?

In the world of protecting kids and teens online, so much discussion today is focused on how to best identify underage users. But even assuming you’ve identified them properly, there remains a critical and often overlooked question: what do you do next?

May 28, 2025
Loot Boxes, Teens & COPPA: the FTC’s First Games Enforcement for 2025
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Loot Boxes, Teens & COPPA: the FTC’s First Games Enforcement for 2025

January 17, 2025 saw the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announce the settlement of an enforcement action involving complex multi-tier currency systems and loot boxes in a popular video game, Genshin Impact. The enforcement action is a good reminder that the FTC remains vigilant about COPPA violations and policing services that it deems as directed towards children. It also indicates that complicated multi-currency systems in video games and selling loot boxes to children and teens are going to be scrutinized by the FTC as potential violations of the FTC Act. This article takes a deeper look at the enforcement action and the settlement to understand the broader impact on the video games industry.

May 28, 2025
Social Media Bans? Insights from Australia and Beyond
Tech, Teens & the Law

Social Media Bans? Insights from Australia and Beyond

A walkthrough of what the upcoming Australian Social Media ban means in practice for platforms, parents, and teens. We’ll look at issues from how teens verify their age to what it means for other apps that rely on teens with a social single sign on.

May 28, 2025