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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a new Policy Statement encouraging the adoption of robust age‑verification technologies by pledging not to bring enforcement actions under the COPPA Rule against operators of general‑ or mixed‑audience sites that collect, use or disclose personal information solely to determine users’ ages, so long as long as they follow strict safeguards.

On February 6, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced its second report to Congress on its efforts to combat ransomware and other cyber attacks.

On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission held a workshop entitled “Protecting American Children: A Workshop to Explore Age Verification Technologies.”

On January 28, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop on age verification technologies.