Publications
AVPA files
The AVPA has filed an amicus brief in Free Speech Coalition vs Paxton, a case which will be heard on January 15th 2025 with a decision expected to be handed down in the summer. Our aim is to ensure the Court understands how the latest age verification and age...
Making Sense of the Latest Plans for Age Assurance in the EU
In spite of a great deal of legislation implying or explicitly requiring age assurance within the European Union, for the past few years, the Commission has not been clear about its vision for how this should be implemented. This has now changed, with two recent...
AVPA offers advice to the state of New York
The AVPA has submitted comments to the Office of the New York State Attorney General in advance of their rulemaking for the SAFE for Kids Act. This was a very extensive consultation, demonstrating the rigor the state authorities are putting into this process. We...
AVPA comments on the EU Digital Services Act
The global trade body representing suppliers of age verification and age estimation technology solutions, has submitted a response to the European Commission's call for evidence on implementing the Digital Services Act, particuarly in respect to minors. The AVPA...
AVPA showcases latest privacy-preserving age assurace technology
10 September 2024 Washington, DC - Members of the Age Verification Providers Association demonstrated a wide-range of privacy-preserving methods of online age assurance at an event designed to inform US policymakers and jurists about the capabilities of the...
The AVPA responds to Drew Harwell’s article in the Washington Post.
In a piece for the Washington Post “A booming industry of AI age scanners, aimed at children’s faces”, Drew Harwell opens by quoting an allegation that facial age estimation relies on ‘a style of surveillance that ranges “from ‘somewhat privacy violating’ to...
Introducing AgeAware – a new global age assurance ecosystem
The AVPA is a member of euCONSENT ASBL, a Belgium non-profit set up to take forward the work of the euCONSENT project which, with EU funding, made the first attempt to create interoperability for age verification and parental consent processes. euCONSENT has just...
AVPA responds to Ofcom Consultation
The AVPA has responded to Ofcom's consultation on "Protecting children from harms online". The Association has highlighted the risks arising from: Not defining clearly what level of accuracy is required of "Highly Effective Age Assurance" and Not requiring any attempt...
How California failed to act to protect children from porn
We recently had to withdraw our support from AB 3080 as a result of an Amendment accepted by the California Senate's Judiciary Committee. We had already given evidence in person as expert witnesses proposing the Bill to both the Assembly Privacy and Consumer...
US State Law comparisons for adult content 2024
In light of the numerous new laws passed in the USA recently, we've updated our comparison chart. As of June 2024, there have been 21 new laws, detailed below in alphabetical order, in three tables. 1. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana and Kansas 2....
Age Assurance – but what about the kids?
Confirming the age of children under the age of 18 is becoming an increasingly important requirement around the world in Australia, the UK, the EU and many US states, particularly for restricting younger children’s access to social media. Given children are...