Uk & new porn proof-of-age laws

[Coble]

A good plan? The idea is you have to purchase a one off pass and then you can access porn on the net. The government there says the passes will be available for purchase at newsagents for 10 pounds or so.

 

[pete123]

What s next? Birthcontrol at the cornershop? Or a pill to prevent anyone below 18 to have any sexual inclination? New or prospective bosses allowed to check whether you bought a pass?

 

[Shelter]

Attention: BIG BROTHER is watching you!!!!!!

 

[slimjim]

As I understand the new regs. won't apply to GH anyway or to such as Twitter, Reddit and the likes of Imgur. None of these will be required to administer the scheme because they fall under one or more of the exceptions.

One is that more than a third of a site or app's content has to be pornographic.

Another (and this is the GH get-out) is that any platform that hosts pornography but does not do so on a commercial basis - meaning it does not charge a fee will not be affected.

 

[Coble]

As I understand the new regs. won't apply to GH anyway or to such as Twitter, Reddit and the likes of Imgur. None of these will be required to administer the scheme because they fall under one or more of the exceptions.

One is that more than a third of a site or app's content has to be pornographic.

Another (and this is the GH get-out) is that any platform that hosts pornography but does not do so on a commercial basis - meaning it does not charge a fee will not be affected.

Regarding ' more than a third of a site or app's content has to be pornographic' I wonder would that mean sites like RG have to cooperate? I'd wager quite a lot of their content is porn, and they are a commercial operation... very much so. A grey area, as they say.

 

[dargelos]

Nothing makes youths want to do something as much as telling them they can't do it.
Now even those schoolboys without any interest in porn will feel obliged to download some just to prove that they know how to beat the age check.

 

[slimjim]

Nothing makes youths want to do something as much as telling them they can't do it.
Now even those schoolboys without any interest in porn will feel obliged to download some just to prove that they know how to beat the age check.

Yep - and all they will need is a VPN

 

[RufusMc]

Yep - and all they will need is a VPN

They won't even need that, all they'll do is pick up Mum or Dads credit card and use that to create a log in.

It's the problem in the UK where everyone is responsible for kids except their parents.