Be it real or overreach, handwringing about age verification and adult content is often limited to conventional “movies” or “scenes” – pre-shot bits of finite media. Rarely do discussions of age verification drift into the world of webcam.
This may be for various combinations of several reasons, ranging from the idea that unfettered access to conventional porn is where the bulk of the problem is centered, to people not really understanding how cam even works, to everything in between. But from freemium access to capped and pirated shows, conversations about age verification need to also consider cam content. Consequently, from networks to models, cam content providers need to be thinking about age verification as well – and they are!
Shirley Lara of Chaturbate told YNOT, “Obviously age verification is important, not only to our platform but to the industry as a whole. We all want to make sure we are serving only adults.”
Regarding Chaturbate’s approach to age verification and the U.K.’s pending regulations specifically, Lara added, “We are staying on top of the new age verification services that have been and are being created in response to the regulations and expect to integrate various practical options to give our users a selection to choose from.”
Jamie Rodriguez of Flirt4Free seconded these sentiments.
“When these regulations were announced, we immediately began assessing our options and the places it would need to be integrated into our platform,” Rodriguez said.
“We are currently working with a leading age verification company to provide a hassle-free experience for our customers. In addition, we plan to work with existing users in advance of the U.K. regulator’s deadline to on-board people seamlessly and ensure no disruption in service,” she added.
Adrian Stoneman of ImLive summed the network’s position up succinctly. “We are working closely with a third-party age verification service who will integrate their service with ImLive once the regulation takes effect,” Stoneman said.
Thus, regarding age verification, put simply: Cam is on it.
