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UK ‘Porn Block’ Mandatory Age Verification Scheme is as Dead as The Papal Penis

Sam Langhorne — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:55:55 +0000

The United Kingdom's controversial -- and unworkable -- plans for mandatory age verification controls for adult websites have been scrapped, UK culture secretary Nicky Morgan announced Wednesday.

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UK porn block law ‘could be delayed’ as officials admit they ‘can’t enforce’ it

xxxReporter — Thu, 30 May 2019 13:11:21 +0000

Sold a bill of goods: British government officials have admitted for the first time they will be unable to enforce the “porn block law” if browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome roll out DNS encryption. The acknowledgement comes as senior representatives of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) privately told British news outlet Daily Star Online […]

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The UK Blocks all Porn as of April 1st

XXX Insider — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:05:17 +0000

Looking for smut won’t be so easy anymore in the UK as of April 1st. But not to worry, you can unlock those naughty videos with your ID. The government claims this new law is to protect children from the horrors on online porn. The only way to get access is to register with the AgeID […]

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UK Age Verification Plan for Porn Websites Delayed by Government Again, Says Digital Minister

xxxReporter — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:14:43 +0000

Age restrictions on porn websites have been delayed by British government again, the digital minister has told MPs. Margot James said checks, which had been due to come into force by the end of December, are now being pushed back until April . The minister said the system was still yet to be agreed by parliament […]

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Loophole in U.K. Age Verification Law Leaves Adult Content on Social Media Sites Exempt

PornReporter — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:55:07 +0000

A clause in the doomed attempt at censorship means minors will remain able to view adult content on social media and image-sharing sites Countless sexually explicit videos will still be available online to minors in the U.K. after new age verification rules come into force, due to a “commercial basis” loophole that exempts social media […]

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The GDPR went into effect Friday. As predicted, it’s already leading to censorship

Sam Langhorne — Sun, 27 May 2018 02:24:29 +0000

Friday, the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) went into effect in Europe. Internet censorship is a real concern in a world where regimes in several countries block the internet. We first mentioned the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of how the law, along with the controversial Digital Economy Act, impacted access to […]

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Porn By Email the latest workaround for UK’s looming digital cock block

Voice For Reason — Mon, 14 May 2018 22:55:49 +0000

Internet users who don’t use Tor or VPNs and are worried about the UK’s impending smut block interrupting their viewing habits have been offered another simple way to satisfy their urges – Porn by Email. The ingenious idea represents a two-fingered salute to the British government’s decision to require all websites hosting adult content to […]

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UK newsagents and corner shops to sell ‘porn pass’ containing access code for adult sites

Sam Langhorne — Sun, 13 May 2018 16:26:32 +0000

The ‘porn pass’ system is designed to allow adults to visit over-18 websites anonymously. Adults in the United Kingdom who wish to view adult websites will be required to purchase a special code at high street newsagents to prove they are over 18 when new age verification laws are implemented later this year. A 16-digit […]

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U.K. Delays Implementation of Internet Age Verification Scheme

Sam Langhorne — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 03:05:55 +0000

In what appears to be a brief but welcome reprieve for internet users in the United Kingdom, implementation and enforcement of the age verification requirement passed into law last year has been delayed. The government announced that it will require more time for the British Board of Film Classification, the U.K.’s formally-designated age verification regulator, to […]

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MindGeek Steps Up to Solve UK Age Verification Dilemma with AgeID

Sam Langhorne — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:16:05 +0000

The porn giant proposes its hi-tech AgeID system as a solution for the UK Internet Age Verification mandate Beginning in April, the UK’s controversial Digital Economy Act shall require anyone wishing to view pornography online to prove they are at least 18 years old. The new law makes the UK the first democratic country in […]

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