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Apr 02, 2025
France’s new age verification law: what it means for adult platforms and how to comply
Every month, 2.3 million minors in France access adult content online. In response, the French regulator Arcom has introduced strict new rules to ensure that only adults can access platforms with pornographic content. These measures, which come into full force on 11th April, aim to protect children while protecting the privacy of adults. In this blog, we answer some of the common questions about the new law and explore how our solutions can help platforms to comply. What are the new rules from Arcom? In October 2024, Arcom, (Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority), announced new rules for
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Mar 27, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin chats about the UK’s new identity verification requirements for online knife sales and parental vouching for age assurance. Stricter identity checks for online knife sales The UK Government has published the National Police Chief Council’s (NPCC) review of online knife sales. There is much to digest over 81 pages, but one clear recommendation, repeated often in the ‘Clayman Report’, is that the online buyer should
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Feb 25, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin talks about the future of digital IDs in the UK, his hopes for our Digital ID network and thresholds for facial age estimation. Visions for digital IDs in the UK Tony Blair recently stated in The Times that high adoption of reusable digital ID in the UK is inevitable. But that’s only half of the digital ID story. He says, “Digital ID is a personal
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Jan 30, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin talks about the UK’s plan to introduce government-issued digital IDs, his predictions for the UK’s digital ID market, tackling the problem of deepfake porn and online age verification for knife sales. Initial thoughts about the UK’s rollout of government-issued digital IDs Game-changing news from the UK Government clearly shows that it’s very serious about a digital Britain and reusable digital ID. The positive ramifications for
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Jan 29, 2025
Physical IDs vs. Digital IDs: What are the key differences?
Key differences between physical IDs and digital IDs include: Format of the ID Ability to protect personal data (through minimising the data shared) When the ID can be used Differing use cases Who issues the ID Security features and vulnerabilities Regulatory and legal acceptance Last year, multiple countries made big strides towards accepting digital IDs. Recognising that we live in an increasingly online world, and that fewer people are carrying wallets, more businesses, governments and organisations are choosing to accept digital IDs as a form of identification. Digital IDs and physical IDs serve the same fundamental
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Jan 09, 2025
What’s in store for 2025
As we get our heads back into work after the festive break, our team has shared a look at what’s coming up in 2025. A significant year for online safety 2025 will be a year of action. It will be a significant year for online safety, with a number of regulations coming into effect. And they have already started. In Florida, a law came into effect on 1st January requiring social media platforms implement age checks to prevent children under 14 from creating accounts. Additionally, children aged between 14-15 years old must get parental consent to create an