Age Verification
ATVOD Proposes to License Adult Sites for Age Verification
Under a new ATVOD proposal, U.K. processors would be forbidden to handle credit and debit card fees for premium services from U.K. citizens to sites that aren’t registered and licensed.
Counting on Age Verification
If you run an adult website, you likely have heard by now that U.K. regulatory body ATVOD (Authority for Television On Demand) is pursuing websites without proper age verification systems in place (including non-U.K. based adult websites), leveling heavy fines and seeking to block payment to these sites by pushing for new banking laws.
Thorny Issue With Age-Verification Laws
Recent changes to federal online age verification legislation is spurring marketers of adult oriented materials to take a new look at the ongoing problems and the questionable solutions to this hot-button issue — and at how one problem so readily begets another...
11 U.K. Porn Sites Found to Have Violated Age-Verification Rules
ATVOD, the authority that regulates video-on-demand in the U.K., has disclosed that three U.K. online adult companies were determined to have violated Rule 11, which requires that website operators make sure those under 18 can't access hardcore porn.
Twitter's Vine Adds Age Verification Barrier
Not taking any chances that porn might leak to unsuspecting viewers, Twitter’s Vine video-sharing service has added an over-17 age verification barrier for possible adult material.
Backpage Wins TRO Over Wash. Age-Verification Law
A federal judge has sided with Backpage.com over a Washington state child sex-trafficking law that would require online publishers to verify the age of those shown in sex ads.
U.K. Regulators Fine Adult Companies Over Content, Age Verification
RHF productions and Portland Enterprises — both owned by media mogul Richard Desmond — have been fined over a lack of age-verification labels on websites and airing content that was too explicit for television.
Equifax Introduces Cumbersome New Age-Verification Service
Credit reporting agency Equifax wants to bring age-verification into the 21st century, but they're not quite there yet.
Fake Police 'Age Verification Inspector' Arrested in Colo.
A man suspected of impersonating a police detective and demanding porn videos at a local adult store last month was arrested Tuesday in Longmont, Colo.
U.K. Lawmakers Push for Online Age Verification
Internet retailers may soon face hefty fines or prison sentences if they fail to implement age verification procedures that will ensure their customers are of a legal age to purchase a wide variety of products and services.
Experts: Age Verification Won’t Work on MySpace
Amid growing concerns from parents and rumblings from Congress as well as various state Attorneys General, social networking sites such as MySpace have been looking for ways to improve age verification tools.
Kodak Patents Age Verification Camera
Camera maker Eastman Kodak may soon make an unintended contribution to the seemingly endless 2257 litigation with a camera that can identify the age of the person in the picture.
Age Verification Issues at Internext
One of the most interesting and controversial seminars to be featured at the 2006 Internext Expo was "Age Verification: Your Business & The Law. A survival guide for staying in business," which promised "a spirited discussion of best practices, preemptive strategies, program options, and how webmasters can safeguard their front and back doors while denying access to underage surfers."
New Age-Verification System Emerges
A new age-verification prototype is being jointly developed by information security software company RSA Security and Israel-based i-Mature for preventing children from accessing adult websites and chat rooms.