All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove that they are adults.

Discord, the popular instant messaging and VoIP social platform, has released a substantial new update aimed at improving speed, reliability, and everyday ...

Age verification has been a common proposal to deal with how kids and teens are using social media but comes with questions about how to implement it and whether it poses risks to free speech and ...

If a game that used to feel smooth suddenly has stutters, FPS drops, or uneven frame times, it’s almost always caused by a ...

The president of the Employment Tribunal in Scotland has said that errors in the judgment in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife were introduced by a judicial colleague and not artificial intelligence.

Some Discord users are flocking to open-source messaging protocol Matrix. But will it also be forced to require face scans or ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Book Fair opening at Salt Lake Central Park on Thursday. Picture by Sanat Kr Sinha Bengal is the only state where “logical discrepancy” is being used as a tool ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

February 6, 2026: It's been a little while since a new Prospecting code dropped, but that won't stop us looking for some to mark the Modifier Surge event. What are the new Prospecting codes? Whether ...

Emma Raducanu gave a damning assessment of her own game after losing to Anastasia Potapova in the second round of the Australian Open. The 28th seed had been hoping to set up another clash with world ...