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Online Platform Regulation

Regulators in some countries can order domain blocking, fines or other sanctions for noncompliant sites

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Jan 21, 2026

What role do age-verification and obscenity laws play in limiting online access to porn in various countries?

operate together as legal levers to restrict minors’ online access to pornography: age‑verification mandates try to gate content by proving visitors are adults, while obscenity definitions let governm...

Jan 20, 2026

How have regulators and platforms responded to AI-generated medical scams like Neurocept?

Regulators and platforms have responded to AI-enabled medical scams with a mix of sharper enforcement, state-level disclosure mandates, updated agency guidance, and nascent platform accountability mea...