UK Government plans Online Safety Bill for 2021
The UK Government outlined its plans to introduce new rules for tech firms in its Online Harms White Paper, to make the UK a safer
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French Parliament Agrees to Age Verification Requirement
The French Parliament unanimously agreed in July 2020 to introduce an Age Verification (AV) requirement aimed at preventing minors from accessing pornographic websites. France’s president,
Australia moves one step further to introducing online age verification
The Australian parliamentary committee has compiled a report that recommends creating an “e-safety commissioner” in order to develop a procedure for mandatory age verification (AV)
German parents want a good age verification system to protect children online
Germany is looking at safeguarding children who are viewing online content and social media, which could also include age verification to protect them from online
Poland looks set to begin age verification for adult websites
Poland’s prime minister is set to legislate an all-encompassing program to prevent children from accessing pornography online. Mateusz Morawiecki said on Polish Radio 16 December
The online cannabis industry needs better age verification
Cannabis is now fully legal in Canada and 11 U.S. states, with more US states planning to legalise cannabis. In Canada, to buy cannabis products
Australia considers age verification face scanning systems for adult content websites
Australia is seriously looking into age verification for accessing porn websites. This was recently announced by the country’s Department of Home Affairs, who hope that
The UK Government announces new draft plans for age verification
On 16 October 2019, the UK Government announced that age verification for adult websites is being absorbed into a wider Online Harms Policy. This will
Research commissioned by the BBFC shows children and teens are stumbling across pornography from an early age
New research commissioned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC.) The report revealed that children and teenagers are watching and stumbling across pornography from
Australia is now considering age verification for adult content sites
An Australian Parliamentary committee is currently investigating how to make porn websites verify that Australian users are over 18 years of age, in a move
UK online gambling operators are required to verify the age and identity of their customers
The Gambling Commission has introduced new rules that strengthen the requirements for online gambling operators to verify the age and identity of their customers. The
UK Government to delay the introduction of the age verification law
The UK Government’s mandatory age verification scheme for accessing online pornographic content, originally set for launch 15 July, has been delayed. Giving a statement in