For forum operators · Homeling Verify

Keep the forum open. Hand the age checks to us.

Ofcom estimates 100,000+ online services are in scope of the Online Safety Act, many of them small and volunteer-run. Verify is a drop-in gate for exactly those communities: one script tag in your template, no compliance project, and no ID ever on your server.

Verify is free to use right now: gate your site with the drop-in snippet, no card and no sales call.

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£18M
or 10% of turnover: the max UK fine
100,000+
online services now in scope
4.7M
under-16 accounts removed (Australia)
Spring 2027
UK under-16 social media ban
Why now

The Online Safety Act does not care how small you are

The trap for small forums

  • The Act applies to forums of any size, not just the big platforms
  • Enterprise verification is priced for boardrooms, not hobby budgets
  • Volunteer hours should go on the community, not compliance paperwork
  • The fine ceiling is £18M or 10% of turnover, and enforcement is live

What Verify gives your forum

  • One script tag in your forum template, live the same day
  • Members verify once and reuse their Homeling ID on every later visit
  • No ID document ever touches your server, so there is nothing sensitive to leak
  • Every check lands in an Ofcom-ready audit trail
Built for the 100,000+ services in scope, not the ten biggest.

Free Ofcom compliance pack

3 minutes, no signup. A children's access assessment, an illegal-content risk assessment and an age-assurance record. Template, not legal advice.

Get the free pack →

Try the gate Product demo

This is the flow your members see, on a fictional community (PixelForge). Tap a method: it is a mock, nothing is checked or stored.

What each button does

  • Use my Homeling ID: instant, if the visitor verified anywhere before
  • Estimate my age: on-device signals, nothing leaves the phone
  • Verify with a provider: certified IDV, only when the gate must escalate
  • Whichever they tap, your forum only ever receives a yes or no

Developer quickstart

One script tag, pasted just before the closing body tag. data-min-age sets the threshold (13, 16 or 18); leave data-jurisdiction on auto and the gate applies UK, Australian or US state rules per visitor. See it live first →

<script src="https://homeling.abunab.workers.dev/gate.js" data-min-age="16" data-jurisdiction="auto"></script>

This snippet loads the sandbox gate: demo mode, no checks performed. Interim gate live now. Certified checks switch on at onboarding.

Keep your forum open

Free to use right now. Usage-based pricing arrives later, set from what we learn from early users, with plenty of notice. Self-serve, no sales call.

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