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UK ‘porn ban’ to start in just a few weeks, and there’s still no plan to protect personal data
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March 13, 2019
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UK ‘porn block’ to start July 15
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UK’s controversial porn block plans could come into force sooner under no-deal Brexit
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August 9, 2024

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Australian government wants to link facial recognition to watching porn… what could go wrong?!
The Australian government is considering introducing facial recognition technology to verify people’s identities before they can watch porn. The crackdown, proposed by the Department of Home Affairs, could be introduced to ensure under-18s can’t access porn. Current law in Australia does not prohibit minors from viewing online pornography, but if enforced, the proposals could infringe […]
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UK’s controversial porn block plans could come into force sooner under no-deal Brexit
The UK government’s plan to introduce mandatory Age Verification (AV) measures could come into effect sooner than previously thought, if the UK leaves the European Union under a ‘No Deal’ scenario, without a formal Withdrawal Agreement. The AV plans, which have already been extensively covered, and delayed more than once, were supposed to come into […]
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UK ‘porn block’ to start July 15
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the government’s controversial new ‘porn block’ plans will go into effect from July 15, 2019. The scheme – which we’ve covered extensively – will see sites that host pornography needing to implement strict age verification measures to ensure that no users are underage. […]
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Watching female-centric porn can be educational for under 30s (but the UK’s still making access harder for everyone)
As the UK government is finalizing the implementation of its Age Verification legislation, a Chinese study that came out last week found younger people are reaping the educational benefits from watching specifically female-centric pornography. Yummy and Taqu (Touch) are the two sexual wellness companies behind the “National People’s Porn Watching and Love Report” study, which […]
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UK ‘porn ban’ to start in just a few weeks, and there’s still no plan to protect personal data
The UK government’s plan to impose a ‘porn block’ by requiring stringent age verification requirements is ploughing ahead, despite no consultation on the way in which peoples’ personal data will be handled. The Digital Economy Act’s age verification requirements – and the problems they pose for data privacy, independent producers and a host of other […]
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Australian government wants to link facial recognition to watching porn… what could go wrong?!
October 30, 2019
Tara
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UK’s controversial porn block plans could come into force sooner under no-deal Brexit
August 9, 2024
Ben
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UK ‘porn block’ to start July 15
April 17, 2019
Ben
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Watching female-centric porn can be educational for under 30s (but the UK’s still making access harder for everyone)
April 10, 2019
Oli Lipski
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UK ‘porn ban’ to start in just a few weeks, and there’s still no plan to protect personal data
March 13, 2019
Ben
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As 2019 approaches, there’s still no answer to who will be in charge of UK’s porn database
December 6, 2018
Tara
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UN expert says UK’s porn plans may break human rights law
May 4, 2017
Ben