I'm not totally convinced about this story. Unless providers are only required to age-verify UK residents?
I would have thought most people access pr0n through a VPN or Tor browser anyway?
https://www.ft.com/content/356674b0-9f1d-4f95-b1d5-f27570379a9b
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@dick_turpin the requirements of the Online Safety Act only apply to UK residents.
@dick_turpin IMHO it's a terribly worded bit of legislation, the OFCOM guidance is next to useless. The whole thing won't achieve what anyone wants or needs. Whilst overburdening community sites and small businesses.
Interesting how many signatures this petition got over the weekend: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Growth in VPN use, I can believe, but it's not the important story.
@intrbiz Yeah, thought as much. That'll be the basis of the excitable young journalist, then. 😀