Porn websites must introduce age checks by July 2025, under new Ofcom rules

Ofcom has published industry guidance on effective age checks to prevent children from encountering online porn  Pornography services must introduce age checks by July 2025 at the latest Enforcement programme opening to monitor industry compliance Ofcom today (January 16th 2025) published new industry guidance on age verification for online services, a crucial step in implementing…

All porn sites must introduce ‘robust’ age-checking, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn into orbit

All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July. The long-awaited guidance, issued by regulator Ofcom, has been made under the Online Safety Act (OSA), and is intended to prevent children…