European Union: Australian eSafety Commissioner, European Union DG CNECT, and United Kingdom Ofcom Joint Statement on trilateral cooperation on age assurance
Progress
Current status
adopted
03 Feb 2026 adopted
10 Nov 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
European Commission, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, and UK's Ofcom held first meeting of cooperation group on age assurance under joint communication
On 3 February 2026, the European Commission, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, and the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) held the first meeting of their trilateral technical cooperation group on age assurance to discuss the implement…
SourceEvent type
declaration
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Australian eSafety Commissioner, European Union DG CNECT, and United Kingdom Ofcom announced Joint Statement on trilateral cooperation on age assurance
On 10 November 2025, the Australian eSafety Commissioner, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), and the United Kingdom's Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced a joint commi…
SourceEvent type
declaration
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body