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'Tamed' algorithms and plummeting porn views: Impact of new online safety rules revealed one month on
New UK online safety regulations led to a 45% drop in visits to major pornography sites, while virtual private network use surged as users sought to bypass age verification measures.
- One month after the rules took effect, UK visits to Pornhub fell 45% and visits across the top 100 pornography sites dropped 33%, data from Similarweb shows.
- Ofcom's Children's Codes require pornography and harmful content to be kept from young people via age checks or algorithm changes, aiming to protect them from self-harm and violent content.
- In the days after the rules were introduced, Google searches for VPNs spiked dramatically, with five VPNs in Apple's top 10 apps one day after enforcement and two remaining a month later, suggesting adult-content users bypassed UK restrictions.
- Several teenagers in Warrington reported their algorithms feel tamed, seeing less harmful content, while TikTok said it has 70+ safety features and removes over 99% of violative content, yet tests still found self-harm posts.
- Public backlash has already grown with over half a million petition signatories calling for the Online Safety Act's repeal, while Matthew Feeney warned of significant costs and Baroness Beeban Kidron urged ongoing refinement, noting harmful content still reaches young people soon.
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Daily visits to Pornhub from the UK have dropped nearly in half after the Online Safety Act (OSA) went into force on July 25. Pornhub, which is the UK’s most popular pornographic website, saw at least one million fewer visitors per day in the two weeks since the law was introduced, as per data from aggregation firm Similarweb. However, with the rise in the use of VPNs in the UK, it remains to be seen whether OSA can actually stop minors from acc…
'Tamed' algorithms and plummeting porn views: Impact of new online safety rules revealed one month on
More than half a million people have signed a petition calling for the Online Safety Act to be repealed, while ministers insist the new rules are a success. One month on, what difference have the controversial regulations made?
'Tamed' Algorithms And Plummeting Porn Views: Impact Of New Online Safety Rules Revealed One Month On - Great Yorkshire Radio
Ofcom’s Children’s Codes require pornography and other harmful content to be kept away from young people, either through age verification or algorithm changes. More than half a million people have signed a petition calling for the Online Safety Act to be repealed, while ministers insist the legislation’s been a success. So what difference have these controversial new regulations made? ‘I feel more clean’ In the days before they were enforced, Sk…
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