Ofcom Suggests Age Checks to Stop Children Accessing Online Porn

Online pornography services will be required to install ‘highly effective’ age checks to protect children.
Ofcom Suggests Age Checks to Stop Children Accessing Online Porn
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Evgenia Filimianova
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Online pornography services will be required to install “highly effective” age checks to protect children, Ofcom has announced.

The regulator has produced draft guidance under the Online Safety Act for websites that display pornographic content.
Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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