Age assurance
Articles
May 13, 2025
Yoti responds to the Draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for online safety
Last week, the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, published the final draft Strategic Priorities for online safety. We welcome the statement, which highlights the five areas the government believes should be prioritised for creating a safer online environment. These areas are: safety by design, transparency and accountability, agile regulation, inclusivity and resilience, and technology and innovation. These priorities will guide Ofcom as it enforces the Online Safety Act, ensuring platforms stay accountable and users are protected. We welcome this clear direction and commitment from the government to create safer online spaces. It’s positive that age assurance has been
White papers
Apr 30, 2025
Building trust through age assurance
Governments around the world are increasingly prioritising online safety and age regulations, with new laws emerging across multiple countries. This report explores the growing demand for privacy-preserving age assurance and how businesses are adapting to meet regulatory requirements. Using proprietary data, our latest report explores: The growing demand for privacy-preserving age assurance How businesses are adapting to meet regulatory requirements Key trends in age assurance How Yoti’s solutions are protecting young people, safeguarding privacy, and helping businesses implement robust, trusted and effective age checks Read the report
Articles
Apr 29, 2025
Complying with Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes: what you need to know about age assurance
With children’s online engagement at an all-time high, the UK government passed the Online Safety Act in 2023, aiming to make the UK ‘the safest place in the world to be online’. It places legal obligations on online services to prioritise user safety, particularly for children. As the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom plays a pivotal role in enforcing the Act’s provisions. As part of phase two of the Act’s implementation, Ofcom published its Protection of Children Codes of Practice on 24th April 2025. Made up of over 40 practical measures, they outline how digital platforms must safeguard younger users
Articles
Apr 23, 2025
Strengthening existing age verification methods to meet modern challenges
In today’s digital landscape, effective age verification is key to helping us build a safer, more trusted online world. Whether it’s ensuring young people have age-appropriate experiences or preventing underage sales of age-restricted items, accurate age checks are crucial for safeguarding online users. We’re seeing a wave of age-related legislation come in around the world. With this, online services face the significant challenge of balancing user privacy with user safety. Alongside newer age-checking solutions, existing age verification methods still have their benefits. We look at how these methods can be strengthened for greater security, efficiency and user privacy.
Articles
Apr 09, 2025
Age estimations in our Digital ID app
Digital ID users can have their age estimated in the app, and then anonymously share the age result. This gives them a secure, private and easy way to pass age checks. – With lots of legislation being introduced to improve online safety, including the UK Online Safety Act and the EU Digital Services Act, more businesses are looking at how to verify the age of users. People should have a choice in how they prove their age, so they can choose the method that works best for them. They might use their identity document, complete a facial age estimation
Articles
Apr 08, 2025
Introducing Yoti Keys: privacy-focused, seamless and anonymous age verification
We’re excited to announce a new age assurance solution: Yoti Keys. Yoti Keys let people verify their age once and gain continued access to an ecosystem of websites without having to prove their age again, regardless of if they are using an incognito or private browser. A Yoti Key, using passkey technology, doesn’t store any personal information. This helps people to remain completely anonymous but verified – all on their device. How a Yoti Key works Complete an age check: The user completes an initial age check to prove their age. They can choose which method to use,