New research reveals simple ways children slip past online age checks, raising fresh questions about whether current safeguards truly work.
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Ofcom, the UK digital regulator, has said it's investigating five companies that run 22 porn sites for not implementing age verification.
Websites in the UK hosting pornographic or other harmful content must have age checks in place from today or face the wrath of Ofcom.
Google and Sparkasse plan to roll out Europe's first wallet‑based age verification to safeguard privacy.
Ofcom has named several porn websites which have publicly committed to implementing age checks for UK visitors by 25 July. Among them, PornHub is the most well known.
Ofcom, the UK's digital regulator, has said adult websites or platforms hosting adult content will have to put age checks in place by July, at the latest.
The UK government is introducing its Online Safety Bill before parliament today for its first reading. MPs will be able to debate on the wide-ranging legislation that could bring age checks for porn.
The UK government has shelved plans to introduce age checks for those wanting to view porn online. Instead, a regulator will ensure porn sites deliver a duty of care to improve online safety.
The UK government has announced yet another delay on its mandatory age checks for pornography websites. It announced the delay was bureaucratic in nature as it failed to inform the EU.
Authorities in the UK have announced a new law, making age checks mandatory for pornographic websites. Adult companies will be responsible for implementing these systems provided by AgeID.