The U.K. law requires pornography websites to verify users' ages, affecting around 6,000 sites. To comply with the Online Safety Act, platforms like Reddit, Bluesky, and Grindr also need age verification. Methods include selfies or government-issued IDs. This law may set a precedent for global online age checks, although it faces criticism from privacy advocates, who regard it as an infringement on online anonymity. Users could sidestep age checks using fake IDs or VPNs, exposing risks in the implementation of these new regulations.
A new U.K. law enforces age verification on porn websites, with approximately 6,000 sites complying. Online platforms must now protect children from harmful content.
Websites such as Reddit and Grindr require age verification through selfies or government IDs, as part of the Online Safety Act.
Criticism has arisen around these measures, as privacy advocates see them as threats to anonymity online, with past breaches exposing personal ID images.
Some users may attempt to bypass age checks using fake IDs or VPNs, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the verification system.
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