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Thousands of websites blocked for UK users from July 25 under new law
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 25 – The law mandates rigorous age verification on adult content sites to protect children, with fines up to 10% of global revenue and over 6,000 sites already committed, Ofcom said.
- Starting July 25, websites allowing pornography in the UK must have ways to verify users' ages, with the aim of enforcing strict age restrictions.
- Adults in the UK will need to prove they are over 18 to access pornographic content, as mandated by new laws.
- Ofcom will enforce these rules and can impose fines on companies that do not comply.
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This week, the law requiring identification has entered into force in the United Kingdom in order to be able to view adult content, also on non-pornographic websites.
UK Starts Online Age Verification To Stop Children Accessing Harmful Content
New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, July 25th, with campaigners hailing them a “milestone” in their years-long battle for stronger regulations. Under the new rules, to be enforced by Britain’s media watchdog, websites and apps hosting potentially harmful content will be held responsible for age checks using measures such as facial imagery and credit cards. Around 6,000 …
For example, social media service X must protect children from porn and violent content. Otherwise, it faces fines of over 20 million euros.
This measure comes into force from Friday onwards, in accordance with the new security measures imposed by the media regulator. In case of non-compliance, the platforms are subject to fines of up to €20 million.
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UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, with campaigners hailing them a "milestone" in their years-long battle for stronger regulations.
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