Ofcom publishes highly anticipated age assurance statement
Ofcom has published its Age Assurance and Children’s Access Statement. The much-anticipated statement includes guidance on “highly effective age assurance”…
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Age assurance legislation drives talk on how to create an age-aware internet
There are few hotter topics in biometrics and regulatory circles right now than the issue of age assurance as a…
UK tech secretary says Online Safety Act won’t be changed to suit Silicon Valley
With age assurance and other online safety laws gaining momentum, stakeholders are facing the rugged terrain of the incoming U.S….
Ofcom releases online safety rules, sets compliance deadline of March 16, 2025
Ofcom has published the first major policy statement outlining final guidelines for online platforms under the Online Safety Act. The…
Kids are bypassing weak age assurance measure in droves, and it has to change: Ofcom
When Instagram says only eight percent of its users are between 13 and 16, it neglects to factor in that…
Techpump signs with Gataca as Pornhub plays word games with Ofcom
Pornhub is not a pornography website, but a social media platform, legally speaking. That is the company’s view, at least,…
Age assurance tech among key UK govt focuses against social media harms
The UK government is taking a tougher stance on protecting children online, threatening tech platforms to introduce stricter regulation unless…
UK faces down threat of deepfakes that demean, defraud, disinform
New research from Ofcom reveals just how prevalent deepfakes have become in the UK and beyond. According to the online…
‘Highly effective age assurance’ poorly defined in Ofcom consult, says AVPA
The Age Verification Provider’s Association (AVPA) has issued an extensive response to the UK regulator’s consultation on “Protecting children from…
UK Peers slam Ofcom refusal to require biometric age estimation for under-13s
Ofcom’s draft Children’s Safety Code of Practice will leave millions of young people exposed to online harms the legislation behind…
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