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Interview: Gigabeef & Andrew Wailes, CEO
Gigabeef is a well known Escape from Tarkov creator and had some questions for Andrew Wailes, CEO of PlaySafe ID.
In this full length interview, Gigabeef dives into some tough questions about PlaySafe ID, how it works, and how we’re protecting users.

Our new advert / skit
"My mum still cuts my sandwiches in to triangles" - People who cheat in games.
Us poking fun at people who cheat :)

Major Publications that covered our Gaming Cheating Study
It was amazing to see our cheating study go as viral as it did.
Here are just a few of the wide range of outlets that covered our research and the news.
We can’t list everyone, but thank you to the industry news for covering our research and insights.

Gaming’s Cheating Crisis Report
PlaySafe ID commissioned an independent study by Atomik Research in August 2025:
Gaming’s Cheating Crisis Report - The Impact on Players and Profit.

Creators talking about us
It’s been amazing the last few weeks since announcing PlaySafe ID to see so much hype, support and encouragement.
We didn’t sponsor or promote any creators - they just heard about our mission and wanted to support it.

ExpBee interviews our CEO
ExpBee is an incredible and passionate creator who heard about PlaySafe ID, and wanted to ask us some questions.

Playsafe ID raises $1.12M to make online gaming safer
PlaySafe ID, the platform for gamers that keeps cheaters, hackers, bots, and predators out of games, has raised $1.12M (€1 million) in pre-seed funding to bring trust, fairness, and accountability to gaming communities, without compromising player privacy or freedom.

The short version: Online Safety Act for games
I’ve read thousands of pages of legislation and statements from Ofcom to produce this super-condensed guide for games in relation to the Online Safety Act and Ofcom’s regulatory framework.
This blog post is a massive oversimplification to provide the shortest version possible. I have also written a full in-depth guide which I encourage you to read.

Online Safety Act - Important definitions
In this Act (Online Safety Act 2023) “user-to-user service” means an internet service by means of which content that is generated directly on the service by a user of the service, or uploaded to or shared on the service by a user of the service, may be encountered by another user, or other users, of the service.