UK age-verification system for porn delayed by six months
by Jim Waterson and Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#4HHM6)
Change due on 15 July halted because government failed to inform EU of plans
The UK's age-verification system for online pornography will be delayed for around six months because the government failed to inform the EU of its proposals, the culture secretary has said.
The already delayed policy, which will require all adult internet users wanting to watch legal pornography to prove they are over 18 by providing some form of identification, was due to come into force on 15 July.
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