UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users' age

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Porn sites will be legally required to verify users' age

By Shiona McCallum
Technology reporter

8 February 2022

Porn websites in the UK will be legally required to verify the age of their users under new internet safety laws.

The legislation, which is part of the draft Online Safety Bill, aims to give children better protection from explicit material.

The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.

Sites that fail to act could be fined up to 10% of their global turnover.

The Online Safety Bill is expected to be introduced to parliament over the next few months and is designed to protect users from harmful content.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60293057

[RockRaven]

1. This is pointless. Minors will hurdle this barrier with alacrity.

The people making these rules/laws must value the appearance of having done something. Because that's all this is -- an appearance of having done something. It certainly won't accomplish the alleged goal of ensuring that all porn site viewers are 18+.