Can under-18s access your online service? That’s the question online services like dating apps, gaming platforms, social media sites and other in-scope services have to answer. Ofcom has set 16 April as the deadline to complete the Children’s Access Assessment (CAA).
The Children’s Access Assessment is done in two stages and must answer:
Integrating a Highly Effective Age Assurance (HEAA) solution to your platform or service simplifies and speeds up your CAA. You can confidently answer ‘no’ to the assessment's first stage, 'Is it possible for children to access your service?’ and conclude the assessment. You don’t need to go through the second stage of the assessment or undertake the Children’s Risk Assessment later on if you have a highly effective age assurance solution.
With a highly effective age assurance solution like OneID®, you can know with absolute certainty if your visitor is over 18. If they cannot prove they are over 18, you can stop them from using your service. This way, you can answer ‘no’ at the first stage, conclude the Children’s Access Assessment, and get on with business as usual.
Ofcom defines a Highly Effective Age Assurance Solution based on the following principles:
OneID®’s frictionless and reliable age verification solutions blend into the digital habits of modern netizens – delivering a seamless user journey. By leveraging data from banks and mobile network operators, OneID®’s age verification solutions are instant and privacy-preserving.
With bank-based age verification, users authenticate their identity through their online banking app, ensuring fast and secure verification. The mobile verification approach, meanwhile, verifies the records associated with the user's mobile phone number. Both methods easily integrate into existing workflows, allowing platforms to stay compliant without causing user drop-offs.
Even minor friction can lead to disengagement on dating apps, online gaming platforms, and social media sites. OneID® makes age verification instantaneous, reliable, and natural to the user journey. This enables businesses to meet regulatory demands while keeping their platforms engaging and accessible.
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Our white paper, ‘The Online Safety Act - Turn Compliance into Competitive Advantage with OneID®’, focuses on the operational efficiencies and the enhanced onboarding experience your business can get.
Think of age assurance like a secure door. If you have the right key, you get through easily. If you don’t, it stays shut. It shouldn’t feel like a barbed wire fence that keeps everyone out.
OneID®’s two highly effective age assurance methods – bank verification and mobile verification – allow businesses to meet Ofcom’s compliance requirements without adding friction. These two methods offer the fastest and most reliable way for dating sites, online gaming companies, and social media platforms to balance compliance with seamless onboarding and user experience.
With Ofcom’s deadlines fast approaching, we are here to help you comply with the Online Safety Act and implement age assurance methods that are privacy-preserving, user-friendly, and minimise user drop-offs.
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