All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July 2025

[DrunkJournalist]

All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July 2025

All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

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

www.bbc.com

This is quite a major change.

There is a similar age verification law from some states in the USA being tested by the Supreme Court currently.

I only watch female directed porn, and will likely use a VPN to get around the age verification. I don’t fancy supplying my ID to a porn site.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Just like they blocked piratebay

I would post a link to a piratebay proxy just for effect but that would be pushing it.



So here is a screenshot instead

 

[DrunkJournalist]

Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain

The Supreme Court seems open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography. But the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.

apnews.com

 

[Fez909]

The first sentence of the article "All websites on which pornographic material can be found" means Google is included, surely? Can't see this working.

 

[emanymton]

The first sentence of the article "All websites on which pornographic material can be found" means Google is included, surely? Can't see this working.

Twitter for sure.

 

[danny la rouge]

Twitter for sure.

Bluesky too now, sadly.

 

[DrunkJournalist]

The first sentence of the article "All websites on which pornographic material can be found" means Google is included, surely? Can't see this working.

I supplied a photo of my driving license to Google to be able to watch 18+ videos on YouTube.

 

[klang]

I supplied a photo of my driving license to Google to be able watch 18+ videos on YouTube.

I had no idea there was such a thing as age restrictions on YouTube

 

[Fez909]

Top websites in the UK:

Google.com - porn
Youtube - no porn
BBC - no porn
Facebook - no porn, officially, but I'm sure there's some on there
Amazon - porn
Reddit - porn
Google.co.uk - porn
Wikipedia - might be a bit of porn, but not really
Xhitter - porn
Instagram - officially no, but plenty of soft porn/borderline
eBay - no porn
ChatGPT - no porn
Yahoo - almost certainly porn, but haven't used it for years so don't know if they even have search now?
live.com - no porn (guess)
The Guardian - no porn
Microsoftonline.com - don't know what this is, and it doesn't load for me.
Netflix - no porn
Pornhub - of course
Linkedin - no porn
Dailymail - sidebar of shame is worse than porn

 

[souljacker]

They've been threatening this for ages but each time they've had to step back when they realise how ludicrous it is.

 

[Ax^]

I supplied a photo of my driving license to Google to be able to watch 18+ videos on YouTube.

what are you using based

 

[Ax^]

Top websites in the UK:

Google.com - porn
Youtube - no porn
BBC - no porn
Facebook - no porn, officially, but I'm sure there's some on there
Amazon - porn
Reddit - porn
Google.co.uk - porn
Wikipedia - might be a bit of porn, but not really
Xhitter - porn
Instagram - officially no, but plenty of soft porn/borderline
eBay - no porn
ChatGPT - no porn
Yahoo - almost certainly porn, but haven't used it for years so don't know if they even have search now?
live.com - no porn (guess)
The Guardian - no porn
Microsoftonline.com - don't know what this is, and it doesn't load for me.
Netflix - no porn
Pornhub - of course
Linkedin - no porn
Dailymail - sidebar of shame is worse than porn

internet = porn

 

[8ball]

Top websites in the UK:

Google.com - porn
Youtube - no porn
BBC - no porn
Facebook - no porn, officially, but I'm sure there's some on there
Amazon - porn
Reddit - porn
Google.co.uk - porn
Wikipedia - might be a bit of porn, but not really
Xhitter - porn
Instagram - officially no, but plenty of soft porn/borderline
eBay - no porn
ChatGPT - no porn
Yahoo - almost certainly porn, but haven't used it for years so don't know if they even have search now?
live.com - no porn (guess)
The Guardian - no porn
Microsoftonline.com - don't know what this is, and it doesn't load for me.
Netflix - no porn
Pornhub - of course
Linkedin - no porn
Dailymail - sidebar of shame is worse than…

You’ve set some of the “no porn” examples up to catch out self-incriminating pedants, haven’t you?

Well, I’m wise to your game…

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Can't wait for rule 34 of the OSA.

You can robustly verify me anytime baby.

 

[a_chap]

I supplied a photo of my driving license to Google to be able to watch 18+ videos on YouTube.

I also supplied a photo of your driving licence to Google and it seemed to work just fine

 

[Elpenor]

Wankers (both the government and those impacted!)

 

[danny la rouge]

Google.com - porn

Prawns

For those who think it's easier to annoy you than to Google 'Prawns' themselves.

letmegooglethat.com

 

[two sheds]

Looks like UK will soon be added to the list

MSN

‘It isn’t just about porn’: What the US PornHub ‘ban’ is really about​

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“Age verification systems are surveillance systems,” says the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “Once information is shared to verify age, there’s no way for a website visitor to be certain that the data they’re handing over is not going to be retained and used by the website, or further shared or even sold.”

 

[weltweit]

What new age identifying questions will the sites ask?

Do you own a pair of red corderoy trousers?

Answering yes indicates you are old ..

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

What new age identifying questions will the sites ask?

Do you own a pair of red corderoy trousers?

Answering yes indicates you are old ..

The old leisure suit Larry games basically did this.

It didn't work

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/917513-leisure-suit-larry-1-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizards/faqs/36594/age-questions

 

[kebabking]

What new age identifying questions will the sites ask?

Do you own a pair of red corderoy trousers?

Answering yes indicates you are old ..

Thank fuck for that that - I'm not giving them my credit card details....

 

[Petcha]

It still astounds me that governments have never figured out that the whole reason the internet, or ARPANET was invented was so it couldn't be shut down and there will always be workarounds...

and i hope the irony that it was the porn industry which initially drove the massive improvement in the technology of the web isn't lost on these idiots.

 

[two sheds]

Looks like UK will soon be added to the list

MSN

‘It isn’t just about porn’: What the US PornHub ‘ban’ is really about​

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I read use of VPNs has increased around 1000% in those sites.

 

[Ax^]

no wanking but give them guns

and the USA ponders why it has a epidemic of gun violence..

 

[danny la rouge]

Do you own a pair of red corderoy trousers?

No!

 

[Ax^]

What new age identifying questions will the sites ask?

Do you own a pair of red corderoy trousers?

Answering yes indicates you are old ..

it indicates you dress like Nigel Farage not sure about the age business

 

[Santino]

no wanking but give them guns

and the USA ponders why it has a epidemic of gun violence..

I think there's a separate debate to be had about the negative effects of the ubiquitous availability of porn on society.

 

[weltweit]

No!

To be fair any colour corduroy is identifying enough!

 

[danny la rouge]

To be fair any colour corduroy is identifying enough!

Black corduroy is In!

 

[MickiQ]

Thank fuck for that that - I'm not giving them my credit card details....

For buying porn or for buying red corduroy trousers?