Accreditations
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Oct 21, 2025
German regulator KJM cuts buffer for Yoti's Facial Age Estimation for 18+ content checks from 5 to 3 years
The German regulator, KJM, has reduced the buffer for Yoti’s Facial Age Estimation for the highest level of age assurance from 5 to 3 years. This means, instead of users needing to be estimated as over 23, users must now be estimated as over 21. Originally approved by KJM in November 2021 for 16+ (erotic) content, in May 2022 KJM approved the use for Yoti’s Facial Age Estimation for the highest level of assurance, covering 18+ adult content, with a buffer of 5 years. Now, KJM have reduced the buffer required by platforms from 5 to 3 years. This
Press releases
Nov 15, 2022
Yoti and Post Office certified for additional DIAFT identity profiles for DBS basic, standard and enhanced
Yoti and Post Office have been certified for additional identity profiles under the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework (DIAFT) for digital ID verification for the Digital Barring Service (DBS) scheme. These new routes give candidates more choice and flexibility in the documents they can use to complete ID verification as part of a DBS check. This functionality will be live in the Yoti Identity Verification service at the end of November and is made possible thanks to a longstanding partnership with data insight specialist and Attribute Service Provider (ASP) Synectics Solutions. Chris Lewis, Head of Solutions at Synectic
Articles
Nov 05, 2021
Our age assurance solutions are approved by German regulators KJM and FSM to protect young people online
We’re excited to announce that The Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) has approved our facial age estimation tool (formerly known as Yoti Age Scan) to be used in the German market to protect young people online. You can read the KJM press release here. This follows our approval from the German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media service providers (FSM) in 2020, which allowed German people to use digital age estimation and age verification technology for the first time ever to access digital adult content. You can read the FSM seal text here.
Press releases
Oct 18, 2021
Yoti approved to commence accreditation as a private digital identity provider under the Australian Government’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework
We have now been approved to commence accreditation as an identity provider under the Australian Government’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF). The stringent accreditation process has already begun to validate the Yoti app and embedded ID verification platform under the TDIF accreditation standards. Accreditation will enable us to perform digital identity transactions to relying parties and verify individuals to a high level of trust. Trusted Digital Identity Framework: making space for digital ID As part of Australia’s drive to be a leading digital economy by 2030, the Australian Government Digital Identity System – led
Articles
Jul 02, 2020
Reinforcing our commitment to protecting children from online harms by joining the Point de Contact association
We are delighted to announce we have been accepted into the Point de Contact association to help the fight against abuse and inappropriate online content. Point de Contact was created in 1998 to contribute to the fight against illegal content on the internet and facilitate the reporting of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Point de Contact is also a member of the French Monitoring Committee for protecting children from online pornography and has been supported by successive European Commission programs. Point de Contact is a founding member of INHOPE – the International Association of Internet Hotlines which unites over
Press releases
May 29, 2020
German regulator FSM approves Yoti digital identities and age estimation for for online child protection in Germany
LONDON, 29/05/20 – In a world-first, age estimation and age verification from Yoti have been approved for age-restricted access and protection of young people in Germany. The German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media Service Providers (FSM) evaluated Yoti’s facial age estimation technology (Yoti Age Scan) and the Yoti app for age verification and certified that both comply with the legal provisions of online child protection in Germany. Yoti Age Scan is an accurate age estimation technology that enables people that do not have an identity document to prove their age easily and securely. An individual uses the