Porn age verification plans are being put on hold in the UK once again

It's still possible that one day in Britain, people may have to prove their age in order to watch pornographic content online.

But that day isn't going to be anytime soon.

Back in 2017, something called the Digital Economy Bill was given the official go-ahead in the UK. Part of the bill outlined a proposed age verification system for people wanting to access porn websites.

The idea was to make the internet safer, but the bill quickly attracted the concern of privacy campaigners worried about millions of people having to hand over potentially sensitive data. Read more...