Alexander Kleist

This panel examines the realities of identity verification at scale - where compliance, privacy, and user experience challenges collide. Senior leaders will share how they’re navigating their regulatory requirements, while building tailored verification models that reflect the distinct risks and needs of different platforms and use cases. Moving beyond binary age thresholds to nuanced, context-driven verification approaches

• Building adaptable verification pathways that serve distinct use cases (social, commerce, content) without duplicating risk
• Navigating global regulatory landscapes and anticipating the direction of travel
• Reconciling identification verification with GDPR and minimisation principles - limiting data exposure and processing
• Exploring new identity models that could redefine the balance between compliance and usability

Teen safety policy cannot remain static in the face of fast-moving technologies, shifting user behaviours, and evolving regulation. Effectively addressing different types of harm, developing modern approaches towards content moderation and implementing effective solutions for age are key to implementing and improving age appropriate experiences for teens, not only in social media, but across all apps they use.

• Developing and Implementing effective default protections
• Strengthening youth safety through easy to manage parental involvement
• The role of Digital Wallet and IDs for modern age assurance
• Creating a vicious cycle effective of age verification