Ofcom, ICO join Resolver webinar on age assurance enforcement
Resolver announced a webinar titled "Age Assurance From Policy To Real Practice" scheduled for June 18, 2026, featuring speakers from Ofcom, the ICO, Internet Matters, and Coimisiún na Meán. The event will discuss evolving digital regulations across the UK, EU, and Australia concerning age assurance, focusing on effective implementation and supervisory expectations for online service providers. The webinar aims to provide clarity on how regulators assess age assurance in practice and common challenges platforms face.
Key Takeaways
- Resolver’s webinar is scheduled for June 18, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET and will be virtual.
- Speakers include Dan Fitter from Ofcom, Wei Lynn Ng from the Information Commissioner’s Office, and Michael Connell from Coimisiún na Meán.
- The session will examine how regulators judge whether age assurance is “highly effective” and whether controls work in real-world use.
- Resolver says it has red-teamed age assurance implementations in the market and will share common failure points.
- The event targets General Counsel, Compliance Leads, and Trust & Safety leaders at platforms subject to children’s safety obligations.
Why It Matters
Platforms facing children’s safety obligations are being asked to prove that age assurance controls work in practice, not just on paper. That raises the bar for compliance teams that have to align privacy, safety, and operational execution across the UK and EU. The webinar also signals that supervision is becoming more active, with regulators from Ofcom, the ICO, and Coimisiún na Meán on the same panel. The key thing to watch is how these regulators describe “highly effective” measures and where Resolver says its red-teaming found the most common implementation failures.
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