Jason Kelley and Adam Schwarz of the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently published an article arguing that “Age Verification Mandates Would Undermine Anonymity Online.” We must start by thanking them for this contribution to a debate that will only...
Mark Roberts, our California-based Chief Technical Strategist, considers concerns about how to ensure age assurance is accessible and inclusive. One of the concerns raised frequently in the debate about age assurance is that it could lead to the exclusion of some...
We have provided technical input to support a number of charities and campaign groups seeking to amend the Online Safety Bill to extend the scope of its provisions around pornograpphy and ensure these come into force as quickly as possible. Loading... Taking...
2023 marks the centenary of age verification. It was in 1923 that the first female Member of Parliament in the UK, Nancy Astor, passed a Private Members Bill, the “Intoxicating Liquor (Sale to Persons under Eighteen) Act” making 18 the legal age to buy alcohol. As...
A number of human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations wrote to members of the US Congress last week opposing a kids’ online safety bill (KOSA) they argue would not actually help make the Internet a better place for children and teens. We wanted to respond to their...
We’ve spent the past year working with representatives of the police, trading standards officers, retailers, the Institute of Licensing and other experts in the field to review the practical implementation of the UK’s licensing laws, under the auspices of HM...
