Policy

PlayStation’s age-gating restrictions are coming to UK consoles

UK's Online Safety Act forces Sony to gate PlayStation voice chat and messaging behind Yoti-powered age verification starting June 2026, mirroring Xbox's compliance approach.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline

Sony is implementing age verification for UK and Ireland PlayStation players to comply with the Online Safety Act. Starting June 2026, players must verify their age to access voice chat, messaging, parties, and broadcasting features. The requirement mirrors Microsoft's Xbox approach using Yoti for verification.

Read original at The Verge

Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public

Jack Dorsey's open-source Divine reboot launches publicly with 500,000 Vine videos recovered from community archives, effectively reversing the platform's 2017 shutdown.