To tell you that from midnight, you'll have to upload ID to watch porn???!!!

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Not a troll post

Here's the link: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/uk-porn-age-verification-b2795354.html

I heard about this happening in france and thought 'thank fuck its not happening here'

What will I do on those late nights or mid afternoons before pick up?? Just use my imagination, like a prehistoric cave woman???

😡🙈😡

But it's not a ban is it. The way around it is to do the age verification.

It's the end of the Internet as we know it anyway with AI.

I read an article in the Economist about how many sites are losing traffic because we just ask chat GPT which summarises the answer. I'm not sure what that means. Maybe chat GPT has to pay the sites to access its info or something.

Hmm, surely the ID should be checking you're over 16, not over 18...

Didn't we all agree that 16 year-olds should be allowed to vote??

Because they're not immature and can make.up their own minds about what is legit?

I had an Inkling that this forum had a certain type of demographic with a particular mentality .. and boy was I right.

80% say this person is unreasonable?

I'm sorry but if you can't comprehend why digital ID for 'unsafe' content is a problem on so many levels you are likely a very stupid person.

I think it’s a good thing. I’m not sure it will stop tech savvy younger people as much as it’s supposed to but I think it will probably put off a lot of older less tech people who won’t want to submit ID. As I’ve aged I’ve felt more and more uneasy about porn so anything that reduces demand and therefore production has to be a good thing.

I’m not tech savvy but in less than five minutes I’m back on Reddit browsing NSFW subs

If I can do that so can young kids

Touchingly naive. You have no idea what they did with that email address. It's entirely possible they didn't check your age at all, just sold it to scammers. Or maybe they used it as intended and then still sold it to scammers.

The majority of the 'big' sites that people visit are owned by one company. They make an absolute FORTUNE through their legitimate business, literal billions. They have no need whatsoever to sell your details to scammers for pennies.

They are almost universally using independent third part verification services that already existed. You're able to check exactly what happens with your data before submitting it.

And that's at the more legit end of the market. The small sites that routinely give their viewers viruses and malware are going to have a field day with bank details and email addresses.

It's not 2010 anymore - these sites pretty much died out when The Hub and similar sites popped up offering content safely, anonymously and for free.

Besides, anyone dumb enough to put their bank details into a random grot site full of pop ups in 2025 deserves everything they get.

I wish porn would just go away, there's no need for it to exist.

It's a complicated and annoying barrier for young children who might be brave enough to go on The Hub when their parents are out doing the weekly shop, but probably won't be brave enough to enter their mum's email address or scan their dad's passport for fear of getting caught.

It's intended to mitigate, not to be a magic solution to stop all kids accessing inappropriate content.

I completely agree with your point about parents. I think all parents in this day and age should be having full and frank discussions with their children about the pornography they'll inevitably see on the internet, instead of relying on the content providers to do their job for them.

If people enjoy it, and are willing to pay for it, there's a reason for it to exist.

People enjoy heroin and are willing to pay for it and yet that is illegal.

Good. Hope they make it really difficult for people to access and the whole industry burns

It won’t work. Most (if not all) under 18’s already have VPNs installed on their consoles/pc/laptops so they can download certain games with age restrictions or games that have been released early in other countries usually Australia/china etc.. so they can get it first.

Just FYI, you can't install a VPN on any console.

Games are almost universally released on the same date across the globe nowadays (maybe with a few hours time difference), aside from countries with censorship issues.

The main reason kids use VPNs on computers/laptops is to access geoblocked content, geoblocked sites (UK Internet providers have a legal obligation to block torrent sites, or sites that illegally stream sports, for example), or to access legit services at much cheaper international rates.

And yet there are people using it every day, in every city, all over the world, rich and poor. So criminalising it clearly does fuck all, except trapping the most vulnerable users in a horrible cycle.

Besides, it's apples to oranges.

Heroin has a much larger negative footprint than pornography. Therefore we put much stricter controls on it.

There's every reason to regulate the adult entertainment industry, and no reason whatsoever to outlaw it.

Thanks, I will let her know.

Heroin has a much larger negative footprint than pornography. Therefore we put much stricter controls on it.

Pornography has led to increased worldwide misogyny.

Pornography has led to increased worldwide misogyny.

Making naive people (largely women, I suspect) hand their personal data to scammers and blackmailers while 99% of the rest have an invisible solution on day one doesn't fix that.

And heroin kills people, costs millions to treat/address, causes generational social issues, petty crime, organised crime, international crime, fuels wars...I could go on for pages.

@VelmyThats not true. A VPN can be set up on PlayStation 4/5 easily on internet explorer via an ethernet cable.
As for gaming as I already said Australia, china etc get it in advance (earlier) hence why the use VPNs such as sharksurf so the game can download at midnight Aussie time.
Especially when your DC do online gaming with people from all over the globe they get that real FOMO if anyone gets in first.

Internet Explorer? 😂

I'll say it again - consoles do not support VPNs. You cannot set one up on a console.

If you're suggesting that a VPN can be set up via a web browser on a PC or laptop, which is then connected to a console with an Ethernet cable, then it's not set up on the console, is it? It's set up on the browser on another device. No VPN that I'm aware of offers this service for free.

Also, most high demand games have, for years, allowed users to pre-download the software prior to launch to avoid this issue.

So no, most/all under 18s do not have VPNs for this reason.

You might not be able to set one up on your console, but it's easy enough to set on up on your router so all devices use the vpn

Interesting what people are saying about VPNs. I've just tried to use a VPN to access an American site which the UK have banned access to. I can't get onto the site in spite of the VPN. They're not a magic bullet. We're now entering a new censorship phase I would say. I'll try using my phone data instead of the wifi and see if that works.

And me. Porn gives a totally unrealistic view of life. It’s so fake it’s laughable.

But, if you like/need to watch it, then just upload ID 🤷‍♀️

If it does help to keep children away from it, then great. 👍

No, blocked. So the internet providers are doing it at source.

This is the beginning of serious censorship where people will be prevented from discussing things that are concerning them. This isn't about pornography or children, that's merely a sideshow.