Webinar | Age Assurance in Games: A guide to UK legal requirements, recent enforcement and next steps for the sector

We’re delighted to share details of the next webinar in our series exploring the most interesting legal issues affecting the games industry.

Date & Time: Thursday 7th May, 3pm-4pm BST

This session focuses on age assurance in video games, and the related compliance challenges faced by studios, publishers and platforms. Our panel will examine what UK law requires, how the online safety and data protection regimes interact, and what recent enforcement action signals for the sector.

Patrick Rennie (Head of Data Protection) and games specialist Max Navarro will be joined by Robin Hopkins KC and Rita Dias of 11KBW to discuss:

• What the Online Safety Act requires on age assurance
• What the Children’s Code and UK data protection law require on age assurance
• Expectations and overlaps between the two
• Lessons from recent enforcement action involving Reddit, Imgur, 4chan and Kick
• Practical guidance on how games businesses should be approaching age assurance

This session is designed for in house legal counsel, Data Protection Officers, Privacy and Compliance specialists, and any studio managers or founders who may have an interest in or be exposed to age assurance within the games industry.

We’d be delighted if you could join us – click here to register.