Our explainer library breaks down the key laws, standards, and platform rules you need to know about. Simple language. Clear responsibilities. No jargon walls.
We’ve created plain-language summaries of the key regulations our clients care about, including:
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UK Online Safety Act |
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EU Digital Services Act (DSA) |
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GDPR (focused on age verification) |
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COPPA (US – Children’s Privacy) |
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Visa / Mastercard age-check requirements |
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Content-specific access rules (e.g. gambling, adult) |
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Age assurance vs age verification: what’s the difference? |
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Liveness checks: when and why they’re used |
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What makes a verification method ‘proportionate’? |
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Age assurance is an umbrella term used by regulators to describe all methods of estimating or verifying a user’s age.
There are two common levels:
Age Layer helps you meet key requirements, but compliance is never one-sided.
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Verifying user age or ID |
Age gating or login rules on your platform |
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Human-led document review |
Storing/revoking access when users fail verification |
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Reusable passcodes with audit logs |
Ensuring your own content policies match your promises |
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Privacy-first workflows |
Responding to regulators in your jurisdiction |
We’ll support you — but we won’t give you a false sense of coverage.
