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Reddit Rolls Out New Age Verification System In The UK
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
Reddit started to roll out a new age verification system in the United Kingdom. The new technology will prevent users under 18 from viewing mature content.
In a rush? Here are the quick facts:
- Reddit has begun rolling out a new age verification system in the UK to prevent users under 18 from viewing mature content.
- Chief Legal Officer Ben Lee said the system is powered by the identity verification platform Persona.
- Users will not need to share names or account content through the ID verification app.
Reddit’s Chief Legal Officer Ben Lee, known on the platform as “traceroo”, shared a post on Monday explaining the new measure.
“The UK Online Safety Act has new requirements to implement additional measures to prevent children from accessing age-inappropriate content,” wrote Lee. “So, starting July 14 in the UK, we will begin collecting and verifying your age before you can view certain mature content.”
The measure has been taken after the Information Commissioner’s Office announced in March that it was launching an investigation on multiple social media platforms, including Reddit, into how they safeguard children’s information.
Lee explained that, in an effort to comply with UK regulations while upholding Reddit’s core values—particularly its commitment to user anonymity—, the company has developed a system that verifies age without requiring users to disclose excessive personal information. This system is powered by the identity verification platform Persona.
“To verify your age, we partner with a trusted third-party provider (Persona) who performs the verification on either an uploaded selfie or a photo of your government ID,” added Lee. “Reddit will not have access to the uploaded photo, and Reddit will only store your verification status along with the birthdate you provided so you won’t have to re-enter it each time you try to access restricted content.”
Persona will retain the user’s ID image for no more than seven days and will not have access to the user’s activity or information on Reddit.
Lee also clarified that users’ ages or birthdays will not be visible to other users or advertisers. He also announced that they plan to introduce additional verification systems in the future to determine whether users are real humans rather than AI bots, though he did not provide specific details.
Reddit first warned about a new measure to make sure that users’ are human in May, after researchers reportedly deployed AI bots on the platform.
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Nvidia Praises Chinese AI Models After Resuming AI Chip Sales In The Region
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
Nvidia announced on Monday that it will resume selling its H20 AI chips to the Chinese market. The company’s CEO, Jensen Huang, also described Chinese AI technology developed by companies such as DeepSeek as “world-class” and “revolutionising.”
In a rush? Here are the quick facts:
- Nvidia will resume selling its AI chips to China, as the U.S. government has granted the company its license again.
- CEO Huang Jensen described Chinese AI technology as “world-class” and “revolutionising.”
- Huang said he expects to bring more advanced GPUs to the Chinese market.
According to Reuters , the tech giant said it would soon begin selling China its graphics processing unit for AI systems—the flagship AI chip model specially designed for the Chinese market —after the U.S. government agreed to reverse the export restriction imposed in April over national security concerns.
Despite the sales restrictions, Nvidia became the first company in the world to reach a $4 trillion market valuation last week. Now that the U.S. government has granted the company its license again, Nvidia expects to sell more AI chips in China and continue its expansion.
“H20 was released from its ban, the memory bandwidth is extremely good, for LLMs and other new models it will be excellent,” said Huang during an event in Beijing on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters . “I hope to get more advanced chips into China. Today, H20 is still incredibly good, but in the coming years, whatever we are allowed to sell to China, we will do so.”
Experts have considered the decision of the U.S. government “rare” as it has been criticized by American legislators who initially backed the restriction to prevent China from advancing its AI capabilities.
“The H20 is a powerful chip that, according to our bipartisan investigation, played a significant role in the rise of PRC AI companies like DeepSeek,” said Republican John Moolenaar, chair of the House of Representatives Select Committee on China.
At the Beijing expo, Huang praised Chinese AI models, including those developed by DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Tencent. He described the technology as “world-class” and said their AI was “revolutionising” supply chains.
