Xbox will now require age verification under the UK's Online Safety Act Microsoft says "starting early next year", certain Xbox social features will be limited to friends only in the UK unless age ...

The United Kingdom's Online Safety Act recently went into force, and changes are already being felt across digital platforms. Microsoft has announced that it will also be implementing new systems on ...

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom rolled out the Online Safety Act, which is meant to force any platform or website that could feasibly host adult content to include some sort of age verification ...

If you’re in the UK, you likely won’t have missed the news that the government has rolled out age verification processes, in a move to supposedly protect children online. While the scheme is still in ...

Citing concerns around player safety, Xbox now expects to expand its age verification compliance obligations with the UK government to other regions in the future. A UK law, known as the Online Safety ...