#age-verification

#age-verification

The digital ID systems currently being introduced potentially solve problems like identity fraud for business and government services, but leave the holder of the digital ID vulnerable to the needs of the companies collecting such information.

The media regulator's age verification crackdown today is having little effect as social media and adult sites still only require self-declaration of age to create adult accounts.

Nexus Mods is implementing age-verification checks for NSFW and adult mods to comply with new UK and EU laws protecting under-age internet users from inappropriate content.

Aylo's decision to cease operations in France comes as a response to a new law mandating strict age verification measures for pornographic websites.

"What these founding companies share in common is they rely on the mobile ecosystem in order to serve their customers. They each recognize there's power in numbers, especially when going up against companies as powerful as the duopoly."

Under the codes, any site that hosts pornography or content which encourages self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders must implement robust age verification tools.