Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.

Summary

Under the UK’s Online Safety Act, all websites hosting pornography, including social media platforms, must implement “robust” age verification methods, such as photo ID or credit card checks, for UK users by July.

Regulator Ofcom claims this is to prevent children from accessing explicit content, as research shows many are exposed as young as nine.

Critics, including privacy groups and porn sites, warn the measures could drive users to less-regulated parts of the internet, raising safety and privacy concerns.

  • @GreenKnight23English
    10•3 hours ago

    so…why the sudden pressure to track porn usage to IDs?

    ohhh…the homosexuals.

    this is good news. it means they don’t already have a database of all the lgbtq+ communities.

    I wonder if there’s any crime committed if you sign up your local conservative politician for gay porn or monthly dildos. maybe even abortion drugs while you’re at it.