UK plans age verification for porn websites from 2018

[i-lov-blondes]

I know I don't post here very much, but I think this information is important to this very site.

People in the UK will have to prove they are 18 before being allowed to access pornography websites from next year, the government is to announce.
Websites will be legally required to install age verification controls by April 2018 as part of a move to make the internet safer for children.
Users may be asked to provide credit card details, as gambling websites do.
Companies breaking the rules set out in the Digital Economy Act face being blocked by their internet provider.
Under the plans, firms supplying payment and other services to the pornography websites could be notified about any breach.
A regulatory body will be asked to oversee and enforce the new rules.
It is thought this could be the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) which already sets age limits for films.

No links, so just search "UK Internet Porn" and alike.

[Karmafan]

Good... way too many minors looking at porn.

[alexora]

It's not going to be easy to get this legislation through Parliament.

[Namcot]

Is that including the free sites like the porn tube and red tube and XXX tube and porn hub types?

[i-lov-blondes]

Originally Posted by alexora

It's not going to be easy to get this legislation through Parliament.

It is in the Digital Economy Bill that passed last year.

Originally Posted by Namcot

Is that including the free sites like the porn tube and red tube and XXX tube and porn hub types?

Yes.

[Karmafan]

Studies show that teenaged boys are getting warped ideas of what sex and love are all about due to seeing pornography at a young age. There are many studies and articles that talk about boys DPing and GBing girls in their early teens. Here is just one from the Daily Mail:

Girls as young as 15 are taking part in group sex, with more than half being coerced into doing it, a study has revealed.Researchers at Boston University's School of Public Health found one in 13 teenage girls reported having a 'multi-person sex' (MPS) experience - often initiated by boyfriends who had been watching pornography.
The average age of the girls who had experienced MPS was just 15.6 years old - under the legal age of consent in Massachusetts, which is 16.

And nearly half of those said their sexual partners did not use condoms, raising concerns over the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The study, of 328 girls from deprived areas in Boston who had gone to sexual health clinics, raises concerns about the influence of pornography on teenagers. Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences at the school, told philadelphiaweekly.com: 'Girls were five times more likely to engage in MPS if they or their boyfriends had watched porn.
'Out of those who engaged in MPS, 50 per cent did things their partners saw in porn first. Porn may be influencing the sexual behavior of these teens.'

She added that more than half of girls who engaged in some form of group sex 'were pressured or coerced into a gang rape - or a boyfriend would ask them to do a three-way'. A third of those who had experienced MPS had also used alcohol or drugs before.
The study, published in the Journal of Urban Health, reveals more research is needed in the link between highly sexualized images and decision-making in terms of sex and relationships among teenagers. It cited another study of high-school girls in the U.S. north east that found 'sex parties' had become an 'accepted activity' among some teenagers. Ms Rothman is applying for grant funding to research the link between dating violence and pornography.

Pornography is increasingly available to teenagers through the internet and many are exposed to sexualized images through music stars and fashion models. 'We need to know more about how adolescents' and children's experiences are shaped by hyper-sexualized images they see on regular TV and ads. It's a worthwhile question. 'Group sex among youth is an important public health topic that has received very little attention to date. 'It's time for parents, pediatricians, federal agencies and community-based organizations to sit up, pay attention and take notice: group sex is happening, and we need to be prepared to address it.

[vimla]

It's only the tube sites where u can watch free porn, but there is always ways u can pay for it even if you're underage with bitcoin or prepaid cc..

But kids shouldn't have access to all kind of porn for free in the palm of their hands.

[rbn]

The problem this will run into is where the line gets drawn in the internet. Where does one country's jurisdiction end?

It is preposterous to expect an American company to oblige a government that is polar opposite with regards to free speech.

The governments of the world need to quite playing moral highground when we all know they are a bunch of crooks that haven't been caught yet!

[FrostyQN]

Originally Posted by alexora

It's not going to be easy to get this legislation through Parliament.

I'm going to miss you so much.

[redsox1211]

It will help but not stop it, porn is insanely easy to get, look at planetsuzy, the site we are on, you type in the name, go to search and boom, everything is free, do we really think EVERY person that uses this site is over 18? lets not be naïve, anyone that has an internet connection, has porn at their fingertips. and i dont see the internet going away anytime soon.