Publications
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...
UK Government will require age verification for all pornographic websites
On 12 May 2021, HM Government published Command Paper 405, a draft of the Online Safety Bill to allow a joint committee of members from both Houses of Parliament to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny. This committee is expected to complete its work by the summer...