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UK regulators explain what 'highly effective' age assurance for the Online Safety Act actually means
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Ofcom have issued guidance on what constitutes 'highly effective age assurance' (HEAA) under the Online Safety Act. The regulators emphasize a flexible, tech-neutral approach, stating that HEAA is primarily required for services with pornographic content or user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children that allow harmful content. They clarified that methods like self-declaration or debit cards are not considered highly effective, while options like credit card checks, photo-ID matching, and facial age estimation may qualify.
