by AVPA | May 12, 2023 | Thought Leadership
As a wave of new laws requiring social media companies to verify the age of children continue to pass, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii and his bi-partisan colleagues Senators Tom Cotton, Chris Murphy, and Katie Britt have introduced a Federal version, the...
by AVPA | May 9, 2023 | Thought Leadership
In Louisiana, it is clear that the “LA Wallet” app is not the only method of proving age to comply with Act No. 440. Adult publishers should carefully consider this app and the range of alternative methods of age verification before relying on it to provide a robust...
by AVPA | Mar 13, 2023 | Thought Leadership
Jason Kelley and Adam Schwarz of the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently published an article arguing that “Age Verification Mandates Would Undermine Anonymity Online.” We must start by thanking them for this contribution to a debate that will only...
by AVPA | Feb 13, 2023 | Thought Leadership
Mark Roberts, our California-based Chief Technical Strategist, considers concerns about how to ensure age assurance is accessible and inclusive. One of the concerns raised frequently in the debate about age assurance is that it could lead to the exclusion of some...
by AVPA | Jan 12, 2023 | Thought Leadership
We have provided technical input to support a number of charities and campaign groups seeking to amend the Online Safety Bill to extend the scope of its provisions around pornograpphy and ensure these come into force as quickly as possible. Loading... Taking...
by AVPA | Dec 28, 2022 | Thought Leadership
2023 marks the centenary of age verification. It was in 1923 that the first female Member of Parliament in the UK, Nancy Astor, passed a Private Members Bill, the “Intoxicating Liquor (Sale to Persons under Eighteen) Act” making 18 the legal age to buy alcohol. As...
