A number of adult content providers operating in the U.K. have confirmed that they plan to introduce age checks in compliance with the Online Safety Act by the July 25 deadline, according to U.K. media regulator Ofcom.
Tech and media company Aylo, which owns various adult properties including Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube, plans to introduce age assurance methods in the United Kingdom that satisfy government rules under the Online Safety Act, the company has announced.
U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said in a statement Thursday that providers of online pornography are implementing age assurance across “thousands of sites” accessible in the U.K., in response to Ofcom’s Online Safety Act (OSA) enforcement program.
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U.K. communications regulator Ofcom released on Thursday its finalized official guidance on what constitutes “highly effective” age assurance, which adult sites are required to implement under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA).
The Washington Post published an in-depth article Wednesday surveying the age assurance industry, including a discussion of its role in the debate around anti-porn age verification legislation in U.S. states and in other countries.
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Alison Boden delivered the keynote presentation at a recent meeting on age verification hosted by U.K. communications regulator Ofcom.
