UK porn website age verification laws to come in on 15th July

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BBFC to oversee age-verification process, awarding certificates to providers that achieve privacy and data security standards

The government's mandatory age-check measures for adult websites will come in on the 15th July, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced today. The measures will...

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