EU age-verification solution
OfficialThe Commission dates its blueprint to 14 July 2025 and its feature-ready solution to 15 April 2026. These milestones do not establish nationwide deployment.
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| Dimension | European Union | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Unknown | Unknown |
| Market presence | Unknown | Unknown |
| Methods | The solution is designed to prove an 18+ threshold while limiting disclosure, with future EU Digital Identity Wallet compatibility. | Unknown |
| Technology & vendors | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ownership | Unknown | Unknown |
| Regulation | The Commission dates its blueprint to 14 July 2025 and its feature-ready solution to 15 April 2026. These milestones do not establish nationwide deployment. | AGCOM’s 12 November 2025 statement says the resolution enters fully into force that day. Individual service obligations and later developments still require separate checking. The resolution describes websites and video-sharing platforms distributing pornographic images and videos in Italy. AGCOM adopted technical and procedural age-verification arrangements on 8 April 2025 and published them on 12 May 2025. |
| Documented deployments | Unknown | Unknown |
| Recent changes | EU age-verification solution reaches a technical milestone ↗ | AGCOM announces entry into force of age-verification rules ↗ |
Detailed evidence comparison
European Union
Proof of being over 18
OfficialThe solution is designed to prove an 18+ threshold while limiting disclosure, with future EU Digital Identity Wallet compatibility.
Italy
Resolution 96/25/CONS
OfficialAGCOM adopted technical and procedural age-verification arrangements on 8 April 2025 and published them on 12 May 2025.
Entry-into-force announcement
OfficialAGCOM’s 12 November 2025 statement says the resolution enters fully into force that day. Individual service obligations and later developments still require separate checking.
Covered services
OfficialThe resolution describes websites and video-sharing platforms distributing pornographic images and videos in Italy.