Gataca frames AGCOM age verification rules as compliance offering for adult platforms
Italy’s New Age Verification Requirements for Adult Content ↗
What happened
- AGCOM approved Resolution No. 96/25/CONS in April 2025 as part of the Caivano Decree.
- AGCOM rules require websites and video-sharing platforms hosting adult content accessible from Italy to verify users' ages before granting access.
- Affected platforms must comply by November 2025.
- Gataca states it offers two age assurance methods: facial age estimation and its Gataca App ID wallet proof of age.
- Gataca states that passkeys are used for returning visitors under both of its methods.
Why it matters to Signicat
- Gataca targets the Italian adult-content age-verification niche, which lies outside Signicat's listed core markets (Nordics, Benelux, DACH, Iberia, UK); direct overlap with Signicat products is limited.
- The post positions wallet-based and facial age estimation as AGCOM-compliant routes, which overlaps with Signicat's document IDV and wallet offerings in an adjacent age-assurance use case.
Evidence from the source (7 quotes)
- “In April 2025, the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) approved Resolution No. 96/25/CONS as part of the “Caivano Decree”” source ↗
- “require websites and video-sharing platforms hosting adult content accessible from Italy to verify users’ ages before granting access.” source ↗
- “All affected platforms must comply by November 2025.” source ↗
- “At Gataca, we offer two age assurance methods and both are fully compliant with these requirements.” source ↗
- “Both methods use passkeys for returning visitors, providing a more convenient and secure experience.” source ↗
- “Independent providers, like Gataca, handle age checks without sharing personal data with the adult platform.” source ↗
- “Facial Age Estimation – Users take a quick selfie and our AI estimates their age and confirms they’re real through liveness detection.” source ↗
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