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Italy's Caivano Decree (Decreto-Legge 15 September 2023 n. 123, converted into Law 13 November 2023 n. 159) introduced Article 13-bis prohibiting minors from accessing pornographic content and delegating to AGCOM (Italy's Communications Authority, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni) the power to set the regulatory framework for age verification on websites and video-sharing platforms (VSPs) disseminating pornographic content. AGCOM adopted Resolution 96/25/CONS on 8 April 2025 establishing the technical and operational requirements for the age verification system. The Resolution requires (1) age verification to be performed by certified independent third-party providers (not by the website or VSP itself, separating verification from content access); (2) a two-step process of identification and authentication of the identified person for each session of service use; (3) a double anonymity mechanism whereby the age verification provider cannot see which service the age proof is being issued for and the proof shared with the website or VSP contains no identifying information about the user; (4) technology-neutral standards covering proportionality, data protection (UE GDPR + Italian Codice della Privacy compliance), cybersecurity, accuracy, accessibility, and non-discrimination. The implementation deadline for adult-content websites and VSPs to integrate the age verification system was 12 November 2025 (six months from the Resolution's adoption). Failure to comply allows AGCOM to issue blocking orders requiring DNS-level blocking by Italian internet service providers - in practice AGCOM has already ordered DNS blocking of non-compliant adult-content websites. The Italian Administrative Court (TAR Lazio) annulled aspects of the Resolution as applied to non-EU-established service providers under the AVMSD country-of-origin principle, with the regime remaining fully effective against Italy-established and EU-established providers under the country-of-origin allocation. The Italian regime operates alongside the EU AVMSD Article 28b, the Digital Services Act, and the EU age-attestation rollout under eIDAS 2.0.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni); Italian Parliament · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2023-09-15;123
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- Decreto-Legge 15 September 2023 n. 123 converted into Law 13 November 2023 n. 159 (the Caivano Decree) Capo IV Provisions for minors' safety in digital environments art. 13-bis - introduced an outright ban on minors accessing pornographic content and delegated to AGCOM the power to set the regulatory framework for age verification on websites and video-sharing platforms disseminating pornographic content with Italian-jurisdiction users.
- AGCOM Resolution 96/25/CONS of 8 April 2025 (Regolamento recante misure tecniche e procedurali per l'accertamento della maggiore età degli utenti) implementing art. 13-bis of the Caivano Decree - establishes the technical and operational requirements for the age verification system for websites and VSPs disseminating pornographic content.
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