UK government delays erection of age-checks for porn sites
Concern over security and privacy of third-party age-verification for porn sites forces delay
Government plans to compel porn and other sites offering adult-only 'entertainment' to erect age-verification barriers have been delayed. As part of the Digital Economy Act, the UK government is forcing...
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