UK online safety law leads to 5m extra age checks a day for pornography sites
The UK's new Online Safety Act has led to a significant increase in age verification for accessing pornography websites. According to the Age Verification Providers Association, there are now an additional 5 million age checks performed daily since the law came into effect on Friday. The law requires all pornography sites to implement age-gating measures to ensure users are of legal age. However, some users are reportedly turning to virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass these restrictions and access the content without verification. The new regulations aim to protect minors from exposure to inappropriate online content, but the data suggests a surge in the volume of age checks being carried out across the UK. The impact and effectiveness of the law will likely continue to be monitored and debated as it is implemented.
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