A study, conducted in April 2024 among digital services companies in the United Kingdom (UK) who used age assurance methods, found that the most popular measure was self-declaration, with 53 percent of the surveyed companies having it in place. Credit and debit cards were the second-most popular methods of age-assurance.
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Information Commissioner's Office. (April 9, 2024). Most popular methods of age assurance by digital services companies in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1607160/popular-age-assurance-methods-digital-services-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Most popular methods of age assurance by digital services companies in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2024." Chart. April 9, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/1607160/popular-age-assurance-methods-digital-services-uk/
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Most popular methods of age assurance by digital services companies in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2024 [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1607160/popular-age-assurance-methods-digital-services-uk/