Why TikTok has become a magnet for unscrupulous vape retailers

It’s getting harder out there for unscrupulous vape retailers to sell fake vapes to underage customers. Trading Standards in the UK have been busy lately – recent operations in London and [...]

Meet The Team -Jake

1. Tell us about your role as a Sales Executive here at AgeChecked The focus of my role is to introduce new clients to AgeChecked’s software and demonstrate its value in providing age and [...]

Why having the right age-check systems is a quality mark for vape retailers

Vaping was recently cited in an independent review of the Government’s smoke-free ambitions as a key part of the UK’s smoke-free strategy. But alongside recognition of the benefits of vaping, [...]

Could loot boxes become the next big age restriction challenge?

Could loot boxes become the next big age restriction challenge? Opposition is gathering steam. In Belgium, loot boxes were banned in 2018, while in the Netherlands, a motion to ban has received [...]

Will online gambling companies be banned from advertising on football shirts?

The government is keeping tight-lipped about what might be in the upcoming review of the 2005 Gambling Act. But that hasn’t stopped speculation about online gambling company logos on football [...]

Florie Moran – Meet the team

1. Tell us about your role at AgeChecked as a Client Services Manager? The main focus of my role is to provide added value to our clients, guiding them through their use of AgeChecked’s software [...]

Online knife retailers: get your age verification system in place now

In 2021, there were 41,000 offences involving a blade in England and Wales: a jump of 27% in a decade. Those offences resulted in 4091 hospital episodes and 224 homicides using a sharp [...]

Online alcohol retailers: it’s time to get serious about age verification

Online alcohol retailers: it’s time to up your game when it comes to age verification. That’s the message, loud and clear, from a Wrexham Glyndwr University study supported by charity Alcohol [...]

Here is why Instagram is making age verification mandatory

It must have seemed like a great idea at the time: Instagram Kids – a special version of Instagram, for children. Surely this would be the perfect way for parent company Meta to silence critics [...]

How will age verification work in the Metaverse?

If you’ve ever gamed with a VR headset, watched a concert on Fortnite, or played Roblox, then you’ve already encountered what’s starting to be known as the Metaverse. And while every tech guru’s [...]