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Paper: Comparative Analysis of Global Policy Approaches to Online Age Restrictions
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2025-08-25
00 Cindy Morgan State changed to Active
2025-08-25
00 Cindy Morgan
Changed abstract to John Perrino

The global adoption of age-based restrictions for online content risks creating a fragmented and challenging landscape for Internet and Web …
Changed abstract to John Perrino

The global adoption of age-based restrictions for online content risks creating a fragmented and challenging landscape for Internet and Web architects. As jurisdictions from the United Kingdom to Australia enact diverse and sometimes conflicting regulations, the technical community faces a critical task: designing solutions to meet these policy demands without sacrificing core principles of privacy, accessibility, and an open, interoperable Internet.

This paper provides a comparative survey of complex global policy requirements to provide a foundational map for technical constraints, architectural trade-offs, and interoperability challenges that the IAB, W3C, and broader technical community must address to develop workable solutions.
2025-08-25
00 Cindy Morgan Changed title to Paper: Comparative Analysis of Global Policy Approaches to Online Age Restrictions
2025-08-25
00 Cindy Morgan New version available: slides-agews-paper-comparative-analysis-of-global-policy-approaches-to-online-age-restrictions-00