As preparations for this Spring’s Digital Economy Act grind on, it seems there are still more questions than answers as far as age verification (AV) for adult content is concerned in the UK. The Government’s Regulatory Policy Committee estimates the enforcement of new age-verification requirements for adult content will cost the taxpayer some £4.45 million, […]
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Starting March 9, 2026, Australians will need to prove they’re adults before accessing online pornography, as the country implements sweeping new digital safety measures that could include facial scans, ID checks, or AI-powered verification systems.
The UK’s communications regulation authority has launched age verification investigations into 22 porn sites, that collectively have over eight million unique monthly UK visitors. Ofcom said that sites have been targeted because they saw increased traffic after tougher rules for age verification for online porn access came into effect in the UK on July 25, […]
Porn site Bellesa has blocked access to UK users, saying it was “no longer possible” to comply with age verification laws in the country, which were toughened up on July 25, 2025. From that date sites and platforms that allow the sharing of porn had to implement robust age verification processes, designed to keep children […]
Porn sites and platforms allowing the sharing of porn have launched tougher age verification processes for UK users, to comply with new laws that kicked in on Friday July 25, 2025. Now UK users accessing Pornhub are redirected to Allpasstrust: a third-party age verification system. You can verify that you’re aged 18 or over on […]
Denmark is set to change its copyright laws to give people the legal rights to their facial and body features and voice, in a move designed to clamp down on nonconsensual deepfake content. The law change, expected to go through later in 2025, would theoretically allow people to demand that deepfake porn depicting their fake […]
As the UK government pushes ahead with its Age Verification plan, initial cost estimates are released but who will pay on the consumer side is yet to be seen.