by AVPA | Mar 12, 2022 | Thought Leadership
There was a deep sense of shock across the advertising industry when the UK government announced a blanket ban on digital advertising for foods High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS). With the backing of 79% of respondents to an earlier consultation, the Department of...
by AVPA | Feb 15, 2022 | Thought Leadership
An article in the New Statesman about the new Online Safety Bill currently being re-drafted by DCMS, argues “The government’s age verification rules would never work and would penalise smaller, more ethical creators most.” Rather than try to respond...
by AVPA | Dec 23, 2021 | Thought Leadership
The AVPA is a member of the euCONSENT consortium, a European Commission funded project to create a network of age verification providers so once you’ve done an age check once, it can be repeatedly used on many other websites, often without you needing to take...
by AVPA | Nov 23, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Very soon, government-supported trials of new technology to check the age of customers buying alcohol, whether that is from a physical location such as a shop or a bar, or when delivered to the home, will begin around England and Wales. The first two will be found...
by AVPA | Oct 27, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Oral Evidence: Online Safety Bill Subject: safety duties, encompassing anonymity, age verification and assurance We today gave evidence at a roundtable event to the Joint Committee undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Online Safety Bill. Below are our...
by AVPA | Sep 14, 2021 | Thought Leadership
We were invited by Ady Dayman to explain the latest developments in Age Verification on BBC Radio Leicester – if you’d like to listen to a simple 7 minute ntroduction to the topic, listen here.
