4 outlets·4 reports
Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Google is extending its age-assurance technology across Android, making an age-verification API available to developers on Google Play worldwide. The rollout is underway and will continue through the end of the year, giving app creators new tools to confirm users’ ages.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide
- Ars Technica·Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play
- Engadget·Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers
- Hacker News·Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year
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