UK is exploring options for tightening up age checks on porn sites

The UK government has launched a survey to find out what the British people think about tightening and extending the enforcement of minimum ages for visitors to porn sites. The government may play a greater role in this enforcement.

The minimum age enforcement measures on porn sites were part of the Conservative Party program in the country. For almost two months, residents of the UK will have the opportunity to complete the online survey and express their views on the UK government’s stance on this and how any measures should be put into practice . Website Pornhub has already indicated to the BBC that it is ready to meet any potential government demand.

Although a so-called age gate can often be found on sites with adult content, they are easy to circumvent. In the survey, the government comes up with three ideas: a check on the possession of a credit card for which the owner must be 18 years or older, a system that checks ages based on, for example, the voter list and finally a non-specific check on the possession of a credit card. account that requires a user to be 18 years of age or older. Citizens can also make their own suggestions for the implementation of the measures.

In addition to the implementation of improved age controls on porn sites, the government also wants to map out how much power the government can give itself in the context of enforcement. For example, the survey asks visitors whether the enforcement body should have the power to, for example, instruct payment service providers to stop doing business with an offending porn site. In addition, it asks whether the enforcement body must be fully part of the government or whether it is a

so-called civilian regime.

This is not the first time the UK government is getting involved in this sort of thing. For example, there is already an internet porn filter that is already enabled by default with some providers. Users will then not be able to visit porn sites unless they adjust the filter’s settings by logging into their account on the ISP’s site.