Month: October 2018
Underage Facebook users able to buy knives via the Marketplace
The phenomenon of “Bloodbath Britain” has grown in size due to the knife market from buy-and-sell app Facebook Marketplace. Underage children can buy freely knives online and specifically from Facebook pages and also these forbidden items can be delivered to…
South Africa: What does the law stipulate about the pornographic content?
In recent years, there has been a perception that pornographic films are absolutely legal in South Africa, however, this is wrong and is about a misconception. Specifically, in 2006, the government of South Africa decided to ban the publication of…
Facial recognition system: Age verification for alcohol sales in UK supermarkets.
Facial recognition technology is going to be used in UK supermarkets to verify the age of people who buy age-restricted products, such as alcohol and cigarettes. The pilot program will be launched by the end of the year and is…
The AgeChecked initiative about age verification on porn sites may cost UK Government millions.
The AgeChecked initiative to restrict under-age access to online porn sites has been withdrawn because of some fears that attempting to implement it will lead to numerous costly lawsuits by the porn sites. ‘’The AgeChecked initiative to increase online protection…
Regulations of FDA: ban on online sales of e-cigarettes and vape
The increased use of vaping and electronic cigarettes, especially among minors, has led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban online selling of these products. As U.S Food and Drug Administration observed, the online selling and the use of…
Ontario Convenience stores sell age-restricted products with 95,7 % success rate
According to the new results from data, which obtained from the Ontario Ministries of the Attorney General and Health and Long-Term Care, it was observed that Ontario Convenience stores sell inappropriate products like tobacco, lottery tickets, alcohol etc. for younger…
Another incident: knives are sold to minors
One more time age verification turns out to be very necessary for the supervision of underage children. In a recent test purchase survey by the county council’s Trading Standards as part of Knife Crime Awareness Week activity, it is proved…
