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ESWA - Age Verification and Sex Work
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1.
Do you currently live in Europe or Central Asia?
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Yes
No
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2.
In which country do you work/live at?
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3.
Are you a current of former sex worker?
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Yes
No
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Please provide an email address so we can contact you
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Can you explain in your words what age verification is?
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Which age verification/assurance models have you heard of? Select all that apply
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ID Verification (document scanning)
Age estimation (facial recognition)
Inference-based age assurance (estimates age based on Internet history, credit card activity, etc.)
Third-party identity providers (VerifyMy, Yoti, etc.)
Cryptographic systems
Device-level assurance or "reverse age verification" (devices of minors flagged as so and not being able to access adult content)
None of the above
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7.
Do you know the difference between age verification and age assurance?
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Yes
No
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How would you explain it?
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9.
How do you believe age verification will impact/impacts your work
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Mostly positively
Mostly negatively
Neutral
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10.
What are your biggest concerns when it comes to age verification and its impact on your work?
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11.
Have you had to implement age verification in your work online?
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Yes
No
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If you used third-party platforms for age verification, which ones did you use? (Verifymy, Yoti, etc.)
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How much have you spent on age verification technology, on average, for your sex work business?
€0
€10-50
€50-100
€100-300
€300+
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If you have experience with age verification tools, how easy was it for you to find providers and implement them?
Very easy
Easy
Somewhat easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Somewhat difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
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Which age verification methods do you consider the LEAST harmful to sex workers? (check all that apply)
ID verification (document scanning)
Age estimation (facial recognition)
Inference-based age assurance (estimates age based on Internet history, credit card activity, etc.)
Third-party identity providers (VerifyMy, Yoti, etc.)
Cryptographic systems
Device-level assurance or "reverse age verification" (devices of minors flagged as so and not being able to access adult content)
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Why is that?
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Which age verification methods do you consider the MOST harmful to sex workers? (check all that apply)
ID verification (document scanning)
Age estimation (facial recognition)
Inference-based age assurance (estimates age based on Internet history, credit card activity, etc.)
Third-party identity providers (VerifyMy, Yoti, etc.)
Cryptographic systems
Device-level assurance or "reverse age verification" (devices of minors flagged as so and not being able to access adult content)
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Why is that?
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19.
How do you see age verification interfering with your work?
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In your you opinion, what do people get wrong about age verfication?
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Any other comments?