Starting Friday, adult content sites like Pornhub and OnlyFans must implement age verification checks to prevent minors from accessing harmful material. This measure follows concerns raised by children's charity Barnado's, highlighting the ease with which children can encounter extreme content online, such as domestic abuse and child sexual abuse. The new regulations will allow age verification through various methods, including ID checks and banking details. Non-compliance may result in significant fines from the regulatory body, Ofcom. An ongoing adaptive approach is recommended to ensure effectiveness in protecting children.
Children's charity Barnado's has warned that children are too easily able to access extreme content including rape, incest, domestic abuse, and child sexual abuse online.
From Friday, anyone accessing adult content sites such as Pornhub and OnlyFans must verify that they are over the age of 18 through methods like banking details or ID checks.
The regulator, Ofcom, stated that sites that fail to comply with age verification could face heavy fines, aiming to prevent an age blind internet.
Barnado's cautioned that porn sites must take an evolving approach to age verification measures rather than relying on overly simplistic solutions.
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