Ofcom confirmed to the BBC this meant user-to-user services such as social media platforms must implement "highly effective checks" - which in some cases might mean "preventing children from accessing the entire site."
For too long, many online services which allow porn and other harmful material have ignored the fact that children are accessing their services. Today, this starts to change."
Research indicates the average at which young people first see explicit material online in the UK is 13 - with many being exposed to it much earlier.
Some porn sites and privacy campaigners have warned the move will be counterproductive, saying introducing beefed-up age verification will only push people to "darker corners" of the internet.
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