Ofcom's guidance establishes that while implementing age assurance methods is necessary, service providers must prove that their processes as a whole are highly effective.
Dame Melanie Dawes emphasized a significant change in preventing under-18s from accessing harmful material, stating: 'Today, this starts to change.'
Ofcom requires all user-to-user and search services to conduct a children's access assessment by April 16, ensuring children are protected online.
The expectation by Ofcom is that by July 2025, age-checking processes will be standard, utilizing methods from open banking to facial age estimation.
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