Highly effective age assurance
OfficialOfcom’s letter states that in-scope services allowing pornography must implement highly effective age assurance from 25 July 2025.
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Documented overview
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| Dimension | United Kingdom | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Unknown | Unknown |
| Market presence | Unknown | Unknown |
| Methods | Unknown | Unknown |
| Technology & vendors | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ownership | Unknown | Unknown |
| Regulation | Ofcom published its 2026 report assessing age-assurance use. It covers early evidence from pornography, social media and dating services. The letter addresses Part 3 services allowing pornography. Services carrying other content can have additional child-protection duties. Ofcom’s letter states that in-scope services allowing pornography must implement highly effective age assurance from 25 July 2025. | Coimisiún na Meán publishes and supervises the Online Safety Code. Coimisiún na Meán publishes Ireland’s Online Safety Code for designated video-sharing platform services. |
| Documented deployments | Unknown | Unknown |
| Recent changes | Ofcom publishes its 2026 age-assurance report ↗ Age-assurance date specified by Ofcom for in-scope Part 3 services ↗ | Irish regulator publishes age-assurance implementation statement ↗ |
Detailed evidence comparison
United Kingdom
Published assessment
OfficialOfcom published its 2026 report assessing age-assurance use. It covers early evidence from pornography, social media and dating services.
Scope of the letter
OfficialThe letter addresses Part 3 services allowing pornography. Services carrying other content can have additional child-protection duties.
Ireland
Online Safety Code
OfficialCoimisiún na Meán publishes Ireland’s Online Safety Code for designated video-sharing platform services.
Responsible authority
OfficialCoimisiún na Meán publishes and supervises the Online Safety Code.