European Union: European Commission released second version of age-verification blueprint to enable use of passports and id cards for onboarding
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European Commission released second version of age-verification blueprint to enable use of passports and id cards for onboarding
On 10 October 2025, the European Commission released an enhanced second version of its EU age verification blueprint, building on the solution first introduced in July 2025. The updated blueprint adds support for passports and identity cards, alongs…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: app stores, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-07-14
under deliberation
2025-10-10
adopted
2026-04-15
under deliberation