Why age verification is another flawed attempt to regulate online pornography in the UK

The UK government has announced that its forthcoming online safety bill will require websites that publish pornography to verify users are over 18.

Sites will need to adopt a method of age verification, such as having users provide their passport information. They will likely need to employ a third-party provider to set up and maintain these systems.



This isn’t the first attempt to restrict access to online pornography…

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