On June 19 2025, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent, marking a pivotal step forward in the country’s digital identity ambitions. Here’s why this legislation matters and what comes next for individuals, businesses, and verification providers. What the Data (Use and Access) Act Does A Foundation for Digital Verification Services Part […]
by Michael Bolcerek To support responsible gaming and address the most recent requirements of the United Kingdom (UK) Gambling Commission, UK licensed operators must conduct vulnerability checks for UK players. This effort first starts upon the net deposit of ÂŁ150 by a UK player, and, based upon the financial capabilities of that person, a deposit […]
Numerous attacks are believed, at least in part, to have been financed through multiple European businesses channels, such as blockchain/cryptocurrencies and pre-paid cards.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is proposed as the U.K.’s age verification regulator with wide reaching powers to censor those sites that do not use either credit card or accepted age-verification methodology to restrict children from accessing adult content.
Pornography websites serving the United Kingdom could soon be forced to prove that users are of an adult age under new laws announced by the British Government.
Young people are not equipped to deal with pornography. It can have a deeply damaging effect on their behavior and their understanding of consent and healthy relationships.
NSPCC research shows that by the age of 16 nearly half of young people have viewed pornography, and those children are just as likely to find it accidentally as they are to deliberately search for it.
A nine-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory age checks on online pornography seen from the UK has begun. The April 2018 goal to protect under-18s was revealed as digital minister Matt Hancock signed the commencement order for the Digital Economy Act, which introduces the requirement.
“Age checking is nothing new,” said Ben Jordan from Aristotle, which provides such services. “The online gambling industry has been doing this for years and it’s been very effective.”