State age verification for websites an ‘important first step’, says Harris

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris  Picture: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

A State age verification system for social media and other websites is an “important first step”, the Tánaiste has said as he argued the protection of children cannot be left to the companies themselves.

The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number (PPSN).