("Age Verification, Stiletto, Fluorescent") Introduction In the past, online age verification was used to prevent children from accessing taboo content on the internet. However, over the last few years, it has rapidly been rolling out on major websites, including Instagram, Roblox, and YouTube. Coincidentally, governments across the globe are enacting legislation mandating age checks on several websites. For example, new laws in Australia and France enforced strict age checks on social media...

Xin , Cheng. "Sora 2 app icon displayed on smartphone screen." Cheng Xin, Getty Images, 8 Oct. 2025, www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/in-this-photo-illustration-a-smartphone-screen-shows-the-news-photo/2239939746?adppopup=true . Introduction Following the release of Sora 2, OpenAI’s latest text-to-video AI model, public attention has once again returned to the ethical implications posed by generative AI. Sora 2, launched on September 30th alongside a respective iOS application, is...