horn Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Britons may need 'porn passes' from July By Emily Dixon, CNN Updated 1612 GMT April 17, 2019 Commercial porn websites will be legally required to verify the age of their users from July 15. (CNN) — Repeatedly delayed age-verification laws aimed at preventing under-18s from viewing online pornography will come into force in the UK in July, the government has announced. From July 15, commercial porn sites will be legally required to carry out "robust age-verification checks" on their users, to prevent minors from viewing their content. To access online porn, adults may have to submit ID documents like credit cards or passports to online age-verification providers, or buy a so-called porn pass in person in a shop. Digital minister Margot James said in a statement: "The introduction of mandatory age-verification is a world-first, and we've taken the time to balance privacy concerns with the need to protect children from inappropriate content." "We want the UK to be the safest place in the world to be online, and these new laws will help us achieve this," James said. The age-verification measures were first introduced in 2016, as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017, and were initially expected to come into force in April 2018 before they were beset by multiple delays. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which assigns national age ratings to films, video recordings and online content, will enforce the new laws. Websites that fail to comply may be blocked in the UK or have their payment services withdrawn. In a press release, the government said it had "listened carefully to privacy concerns" and would ensure that "age-verification arrangements should only be concerned with verifying age, not identity." Providers of age-verification services must comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while the BBFC has also established a voluntary certification scheme -- the Age-Verification Certificate -- which will be awarded to age-verification providers with "robust data protection conditions." According to a poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of the BBFC, 88% of parents with children between seven and 17 support the implementation of age-verification measures. However, another poll carried out by YouGov in March -- when the measures were expected to come into force by April -- indicated that 76% of Britons were unaware of the new laws. And while 67% of the respondents said they approved of the new measures, only 34% said they expected them to be successful in preventing under-18s from accessing porn. Some online-privacy activists have condemned the new laws. Jim Killock, executive director of campaign organization Open Rights Group, told CNN that some people "will fall victim to scams and worse." "If data leaks and is used for blackmail or ends up damaging people's lives, then it will be the government to blame," said Killock. CNN has contacted the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for comment. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/17/uk/uk-porn-age-verification-scli-gbr-intl/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-04-21T07%3A30%3A07&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR2a6NgEAkMywF-IpSmtBcXP3N_5w2ICfHyB65j1FpNdlrZ_DFc5v1Cbvec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Poor is the man Whose pleasures depend On the permission of another Do they need to buy porn passes in order to use grindr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 believe, all my teen students will have access to porn in 3 days, creating a proxy or any other way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Google Chrome is looking to include encryption which would somehow mean this wouldn't work But yes VPN downloads will surge from then on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 This nanny state nonsense that always ends up not fit for purpose and wasting huge amounts of public money needs to stop. Seeing as it doesn't include social media, any kid wanting to see porn can just open twitter. Just as any adult will of course use a proxy or a VPN rather than popping down to the local shop to buy a "porn pass". It really is the height of stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 It's to satisfy the pure-bred pearl-cluthing mothers. As if kids care about commercial sites for porn. They get it elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ridiculous. Feels like everything is getting more conservative and censored... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I like to do a different kind of AHAHAHAH AH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 22 hours ago, CzarnaWisnia said: It's to satisfy the pure-bred pearl-cluthing mothers. As if kids care about commercial sites for porn. They get it elsewhere. this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacket Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I didn't realise the UK Government was doing anything else besides failing at Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 if they cut the porn...revolution! uprisings! strikes! hell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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