Publications
DCMS Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework and age verification.
The government has published a consultation on its plans for the creation of a digital identity and attributes trust framework. This is a project that replaces the government Verify scheme which had the ambition to provide every UK citizen with a single login to...
European Digital Identity Wallet: is the end nigh for independent age verification?
At first sight, the creation of an EU digital wallet may appear to some observers to offer a state-sponsored replacement for the online age verification market. Yet why, those same observers may ask, is the EU already funding a major project to develop the...
The UK Online Safety Bill
AVPA Co-Chair, Alastair Graham, CEO and Founder of AgeChecked, reviews the latest piece of legislation being presented to the UK Parliament... Last month, the UK published its long awaited Online Safety Bill. The Bill creates a new duty of care on websites and...
Estimating the size of the global online age verification market
The phrase "lies, damn lies and statistics" was, we learn from Wikipedia, most likely derived from the legal profession. According to an article in the journal, Nature, written in November 1885: "A well-known lawyer, now a judge, once grouped witnesses into three...
AVPA responds to Ofcom consultation on Video Sharing Platforms
The AVPA has responded to Ofcom's consultation on "Guidance for VSP providers on measures to protect users from harmful material." Our suggestions mostly focus on improving clarity about what is expected of clients of our members aiming to operate in a compliant...