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Mock Providers toggle, reorderable verification methods, and COPPA 2026 guide

Today's release adds two new Compliance Studio capabilities and a new developer guide for the COPPA 2026 Rule Amendments.

What's new​

  • Mock Providers / Real Providers toggle. Verification flows running in Test Mode now show a TEST MODE toolbar with a switch between Mock Providers (the default) and Real Providers. Mock Providers presents a built-in simulator that lets you submit personas (Adult, Teen, Child, or Passes / Fails Age Check), enter a custom age range or date of birth, and simulate Inconclusive or Fraudulent failures. Submissions flow through the same server path as real providers, so webhooks, sessions, and DOM events behave identically.
  • Verification method ordering. Each enabled method on the Assurance and Verification tab now has a drag handle. Drag methods to change the order shown to users in the Family Connect widget, use Reset to default order to restore the k-ID default, and apply different orders per-market via Market Specific Rules.
  • New Compliance Guides section. A new top-level docs section for compliance playbooks launches today with its first entry: 2026 COPPA Rule Amendments. The guide walks COPPA-subject operators through the configuration updates needed before the April 22, 2026 enforcement date.

Documentation​

Configure verification methods as fallbacks

You can now configure each verification method listed under the Assurance and Verification tab as Fallback only, in addition to enabled or disabled.

What's new​

  • Fallback only: A method with this setting is offered only after the user has attempted another verification method and that attempt didn't produce an age signal (no conclusive age determination). It won't appear in the initial list of methods.
  • Why it helps: You can keep a stronger or alternative method in reserve for cases where a lighter method couldn't reach a verification outcome, without showing every option up front.

Documentation​

  • Adult verification: Assurance and Verification tab, where you enable, disable, or set Fallback only on each verification method
  • Verification methods: overview of verification behavior, including a callout on Fallback only

Verification Documentation Updates

We've updated the verification documentation to improve method field descriptions and clarify guidance.

What's New​

Verification Result Documentation​

Updated the Verification.Result webhook documentation:

  • ageCategory guidance: Clarified that ageCategory is always present for PASS status and should be used for access control decisions rather than raw age values
  • Method field updates:
    • Removed self-confirmation and email-confirmation from the methods field list
    • Updated age-estimation-scan description to indicate it's a facial age estimation scan that returns an age range (no DOB)

Updated Documentation​