Description

Implemented ARCOM technical standard on age verification for the protection of minors from online pornography

On 9 January 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication’s (ARCOM) technical standard outlining the minimum technical requirements for age verification systems used by online services distributing pornographic content en…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-04-11
in consultation

On 11 April 2024, the Regulatory Authority for Audio-visual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) opene…

2024-05-13
processing consultation

On 13 May 2024, the Regulatory Authority for Audio-visual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) closes …

2024-10-09
adopted

On 9 October 2024, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) adopt…

2025-01-09
in force

On 9 January 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication’s (ARCOM) tec…