Publications
PRESS RELEASE: AV providers congratulate Ofcom on doing what no other regulator has achieved…
London, 26 June 2025 – The Age Verification Providers Association, the global trade association for suppliers of age assurance technology, congratulates Ofcom on winning the confidence of major names in the adult industry who have publicly committed to complying with...
Reflections on the Australian Trial’s Interim Report
On the face of it, the publication of preliminary findings by the Age Assurance Technology Trial, commissioned by the Australian Government, was good news for the Age Verification industry. The headline conclusion, that “age assurance can be done” in the Australian...
Age Verification providers welcome findings of Australian Trial
The Age Verification Providers Association, the global trade association for suppliers of age assurance technology, welcomed the preliminary findings of the Age Assurance Technology Trial, commissioned by the Australian Government. Highlights from these initial...
AVPA recommends changes to Draft EU Guidelines on protecting minors online
The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) has submitted detailed feedback to the European Commission on its draft guidelines under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to improve the online safety of minors. While we support the overarching...
Setting the Record Straight on Age Assurance: Why Today’s Technology Can Protect Children Without Violating Rights
In her recent piece for the R Street Institute, Shoshana Weissmann argues that laws requiring online age verification are unworkable because “most children don’t have IDs” and “age-estimation technology errs by years.” These criticisms paint an outdated and overly...
White Paper – Age Assurance for 13-year-olds
Is App-Store based age assurance the silver bullet?
There has been growing debate over whether app stores should take on the responsibility of age verification. Some tech companies, including Meta and Snap, have suggested that app stores should enforce these age restrictions, preventing underage users from downloading...
The VPN Fallacy
Why age verification laws should require more than an IP address to prove a user’s location Understanding “the VPN Fallacy” Some adult websites claim they comply with state-mandated age verification laws by blocking access from states where such laws are in effect....
AVPA comments in the US Congress
"Thank you very much. It’s an honour and a privilege to speak here. As I look out at the sunset over the capital, I can hardly believe I’m here—so thank you for this opportunity. I often feel I’m wheeled out in state legislatures more for my accent than my knowledge,...
2025 – The year of implementation for age assurance
2025 promises to be a very busy year in the world of age verification. In this post, we, as the global trade body for suppliers of age verification and age estimation solutions, look forward to what to expect over the next 12 months. Implementing global legislation...