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The Age Verification Providers Association
The Age Verification Providers Association is a not-for-profit global trade body representing almost 30 organizations who provide privacy-preserving, audited and certified age assurance solutions (both age verification and age estimation), proportionate to the risk of harm. The AVPA was formed in 2018 and is expanding rapidly as the age and identity provider industry grows. Age assurance has emerged to be a key driver of the wider market for digital identity.
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UK consultation shows overwhelming support for social media age limits
In our polarized political world, consensus on any given policy issue is almost impossible, especially when biometrics are involved. Politics,…
| Jun 2, 2026 | AVPA warns that Spanish regulator’s biometrics decision could tank EU Wallet schemeThe Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) has issued a statement regarding a decision by the Spanish Data Protection Authority, the… |
| May 13, 2026 | Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age lawMore data has been released showing that Silicon Valley’s social media giants have no interest in complying in good faith… |
| May 8, 2026 | Pornhub returns to UK, but only for iOS users who verify age with AppleIn the UK, “wanker” is not typically a term of endearment. However, the case may be different for Pornhub, which… |
| May 7, 2026 | France Identité app launches sandbox for iOS, proves age check privacy bona fidesFrance Identité, the French government’s mobile app for digital identity verification, has made its sandbox build available in iOS. Writing… |
| Apr 29, 2026 | EU recommends white label age verification app, but member states are waryThe European Commission really wants member states to adopt its white label age verification app – and quickly. This week,… |
| Apr 22, 2026 | AVPA plots course for age assurance future based on learnings from AustraliaIn 2025, few people on Earth logged as many travel miles as Iain Corby, the executive director of the Age… |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Relying parties in the spotlight at 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards SummitWhere are we at with age assurance? This is the first question posed at the 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards… |
| Mar 18, 2026 | To ban or not to ban? UK debates age restrictions for social media platformsDespite recent legal dead-ends, the UK continues to move toward an Australian-style law putting age restrictions on large social media… |
| Mar 4, 2026 | AVPA, academics, advocacy groups trade letters over age assurance techNew rifts have opened up in the debate over the safety and privacy status of age assurance technology. An open… |
| Feb 11, 2026 | UK digital ID sector warns of legal action if mDL limited to GOV.UK WalletA spat is brewing in the UK between private sector digital identity providers and a government they fear is intent… |
| Jan 28, 2026 | FTC workshop shows age assurance sector positioned to support legislative trend in USThe Federal Trade Commission this week played host to various experts and stakeholders in the age assurance ecosystem, at a… |
| Jan 27, 2026 | International age assurance standard to be open, free of chargeThe international standard for age assurance technologies, ISO/IEC 27566-1, is free of charge. The European Commission, International Telecommunication Union and… |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Meta pledges compliance with social media laws while continuing pushbackMeta wants Australia to know that it’s toeing the line. That’s the message the company conveys with a new update… |
| Dec 8, 2025 | MyMahi criticizes Australian social media age law set to take effect WednesdayNew Zealand’s privacy regulator has already expressed reservations about Australia’s age assurance requirement for social media platforms, which comes into… |
| Dec 5, 2025 | No pints with digital ID or porn from Belize for UK revelers this ChristmasUK drinkers raising a glass to former Technology Secretary Peter Kyle this Christmas would best honour him with a glass… |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Pinterest lines up behind Meta to endorse App Store Accountability ActPinterest has endorsed Utah Senator Mike Lee’s App Store Accountability Act (ASA), which puts the onus on mobile app stores… |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Dialogue between UK government, digital identity providers gets restart next weekChief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones will meet with UK digital identity providers next Tuesday, December 2 for… |
| Nov 28, 2025 | As Dec 10 deadline approaches, opponents of Australia social media law get louderWith less than two weeks to go before Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 takes effect, Silicon Valley… |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Meta lobbies Canada’s government to put age assurance at the app store levelMeta is trying to get ahead of the age assurance debate in Canada, with a pitch to the government in… |
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| Feb 28, 2024 | Age verification: Lessons learned from the UK |
