Verifymy’s blueprint report explores the current state of play regarding how the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany are tackling age verification for access to adult content and what this means for local consumers and content providers. Age Verification in Online Adult Entertainment is a critical issue.
There is presently no uniform global or regional legislation dictating how these countries must approach the issue of minors accessing adult material. That said, each of these countries or political bodies have demonstrated a growing determination to stop underage access to pornographic content by implementing age verification in online adult entertainment.
In addition to the legislation of these countries, our report explores the differing concerns of both consumers and content providers alike about underage access to pornography and enforced age verification. This report highlights the significance of age verification in online adult entertainment.
State-of-play
55% of consumers would not use a website if they did not like the way it asked them to prove their age – a further 32% were unsure.
VerifyMyAge’s blueprint report explores the current state of play in regard to how the European Union, United Kingdom, France and Germany are tackling age verification for access to adult content and what this means for local consumers and the content providers.
There is presently no uniform global or regional legislation dictating how these countries must approach the issue of minors accessing adult material. That said, each of these countries or political bodies have demonstrated a growing determination to stop underage access to pornographic content.
In addition to the legislation of these countries, our report explores the differing concerns of both consumers and content providers alike about underage access to pornography and enforced age verification.
Solution
Today, the technology exists to implement online age verification that delivers the same degree of protection for children online as it does offline. VerifyMyAge’s report explores the six core features of online age verification that means it will provide a seamless consumer experience, safeguard data privacy, be technically workable, and be commercially viable for providers. It also details the numerous accessible ways through which consumers can verify their age, quickly and securely.
Finally, the report features seven key considerations for policy makers that must be considered if effective and workable age checks are to be implemented to protect underage consumers and uphold a level playing field for content providers.
