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Purchase of tobacco: The minimum age of 21 yearsold in Illinois
From 1 July and then, the purchase of vaping products like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco etc. in Illinois, will only be made by people over the age of 21. The Governor, JB Pritzker signed this initiative on April 7, 2019…
UK Porn sites: Another delay by six months about age verification
Another delay by six months, about age verification on sites with pornographic content, was announced by the Government, which apologizes At the beginning, it was decided that the legislation would come into effect in April 2018 and then in April…
Snog.fm: Pedophile demanded a 15-year-oldgirl to be stripped for him. What is AGEify’srole
One of many incidents on the Internet, became known about a pedophile who forced a 15 year-old girl to be stripped and it was one of these that had been tracked as a few days before something similar had happened…
Anne Longfield: Tech companies are able to create effective age verification systems
The Children’s Commissioner reacted to the social media firms who claim that they are unable to set up age verification systems for the protection of minors but they have the technology to implement other innovative things. Anne Longfield mentioned that…
The new legislation about age verification in UK involves risks for users. AGEify can be the solution
As it is well known by now, in a few weeks the Digital Act legislation will come into force in the UK, enforcing the proper age verification of the British citizens from pornographic websites.
“We will live to regret it” if we do not protect minors from adult content
On the basis of the legislation taken in United Kingdom, the minister of State for Mental Health, Jim Daly mentioned that the Government must enact new laws for websites with pornographic content about the age verification. According to other legislations…
Sale of tobacco products: Walmart increases the minimum age to 21
Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in the United States, announced the prohibition on buying vaping products from people under the age of 21, starting in July. Walmart will increase the minimum age for buying tobacco products on July 1, taking…
UKGC: New rules come into force today for gambling operators
New rules are to be implemented today, on Tuesday, 7 May about age verification procedures and systems for online operators. UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) decided that it is imperative be taken strict measures that will prohibit the uncontrollable access to…
UK: New legislation about online pornography will be implemented in July
On 15 July 2019, UK will be the first country to implement measures about age verification for online pornography in order to ensure the protection of minors and user’s data. This means that websites with pornographic content must create effective…
UK data watchdog: limits on social media for minors
UK data watchdog set restrictions on social media and their use of people who are under 18 years old in order to prevent minors. Specifically, the UK wants to make social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat more responsible…
