Age assurance
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Feb 15, 2020
Safer Internet Day with the Marie Collins Foundation
‘Free to be me’ was the theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day, which was marked by new research from the UK Safe Internet Centre that found young people’s online experiences are an essential part of who they are offline. The freedom that young people enjoy online is found to be building an informed and inspired generation, but it is also making them vulnerable to an unprecedented level of online grooming and sexual abuse. The internet has largely escaped regulation through fear that restricting access to information is censorship, but as more and more of our lives are lived out
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Nov 01, 2019
The UK's "unwavering commitment to protect young people online" falls by the wayside
The government decision to stall age verification system for adult content sites has baffled us here at Yoti. Yoti has developed tech to help organisations who want to check age to protect people online. We are a global leader in this area, having performed over 200 million age estimates with companies across a number of sectors from social media live streaming, to dating and classified sites. We are working with the social networking app Yubo to make their young community safer, with DateID to allow people to create verified profiles and over the past years we have been working
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Jul 18, 2019
Developing our facial age estimation tech through roundtable discussions
Here at Yoti, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most trusted identity platform. This isn’t something we plan on doing on our own but with the input, expertise and knowledge of people from all across society. We have our Guardian Council of influential individuals who ensure that we always seek to do the right thing, and that we are transparent about what we are doing and why. We also have an internal trust committee, who oversee the development and implementation of our ethical approaches. Earlier this year, we held two roundtables with experts in their fields to discuss
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Apr 17, 2019
The Digital Economy Act and age verification on adult websites: the facts
What is the Digital Economy Act? The Digital Economy Act is a law introduced by the UK government that includes measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content online. Age verification is a child protection measure, introduced as part of the government’s ambition to make the UK the safest place to be online. When does the Digital Economy Act take effect and who does it apply to? From the enforcement date, on 15th July 2019, anyone who wants to access a UK adult website will be required to prove they’re 18 or over. Does the Digital Economy Act apply to
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Apr 12, 2019
New regulations to tackle underage online gambling
Last year, a Gambling Commission audit found that an astounding 55,000 British children aged 11-16 year olds were classed as problem gamblers. The results also revealed that up to 450,000 11-16 year olds gambled on a regular basis. While the problem exists across offline and online gambling, the growing nature of the online sector makes it imperative for there to be more safeguards in place. As of 2018, The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reported that the market’s revenue hit £14.4 billion, of which £5.3 billion came from online gambling. When it comes to identity and age verification for gambling customers,
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Feb 05, 2019
Safer Internet Day 2019
Today we’re celebrating Safer Internet Day! A day where organisations around the world promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for young people. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Together for a better internet’, we’re joining the conversation and working to make sure children get the most out of the internet in a safe and secure way. Technology for good All over the world, children are increasingly using the internet – through their own devices, at even younger ages. The media are quick to jump in and talk about the negative impacts for young people. But when