Age estimation at the shop, age verification online: France laws tested with questions
In France, age assurance tools are showing up online and at retail vendors selling age restricted products, prompting questions from…
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Ofcom planning more safety measures to tackle addictive design
It has been noted previously in these pages that the UK is looking to be taken seriously in pursuing its…
Reddit deploys selfie and document age verification from Persona
A statement from Reddit says it is using Persona’s age verification technology to comply with requirements in the UK Online…
EU moves forward on age verification with release of guidelines, software
The European Commission has released both its guidelines for protecting kids online and its “white label” age verification software, which…
Epic Games provides Yoti facial age estimation to Bluesky for UK users
Social media platform Bluesky has selected Epic Games’ software, including biometrics-based age estimation from Yoti, to ensure its compliance with…
Here comes the age check: BU Podcast talks age assurance with AVPA’s Iain Corby
Like it or not, age assurance is going mainstream. As regulators in the UK and Europe begin enforcing new…
Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online Safety Code also comes into…
New Ofcom proposal calls for highly effective age assurance for livestreams
Ofcom is determined to make the most of its “Year of Action,” having released yet another set of proposals to…
Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression
Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve alongside society. The debate over…
Australia’s safety code for search tools takes effect, with age verification rules
Like its counterparts in the EU and UK, Australia’s digital regulator is beginning to formalize its online safety codes. The…
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