Survey of Age Assurance Circumvention by Young People
DSIT · United Kingdom
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Basic information
- Reference number
- tender_522088/1561259
- Issuing organization
- DSIT · Find award history →
- Government level
- Federal
- Solicitation type
- Other
- Title
- Survey of Age Assurance Circumvention by Young People
- Source
- Contracts Finder (UK)
- Source ID
- b608a91c-e0a4-423c-bd18-b72837f11cba-889261
Details
- Location
- United Kingdom
Summary
A research project commissioned by DSIT to investigate how children circumvent online age verification measures, particularly focusing on VPN usage and other techniques following the implementation of the Online Safety Act's Child Safety Duties.
Description
In July 2025 the Online Safety Act's Child Safety Duties came into force, requiring online services to implement highly effective age assurance measures to prevent children from accessing harmful or age-inappropriate content. These duties were a major milestone in the government's approach to improving children's online safety. Following implementation, Ofcom reported that UK daily active users of virtual private networks (VPN) apps temporarily doubled to around 1.5 million. Emerging research s...
Dates
- Publication
- 2026/03/19 01:49:25 PM UTC
- Closing date
- 2026/02/13 01:00:00 PM UTC
Estimated value
$50K – $250K GBP
Classification
Normalized category