Proposed UK Internet age verification system
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proposed-uk-internet-age-verification-system-308-4003495
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Proposed UK Internet age verification system
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With the passing of the Digital Economy Act 2017, the United Kingdom became the first country to pass a law containing a legal mandate on the provision of an Internet age verification system. Under the act, websites that published pornography on a commercial basis would have been required to implement a "robust" age verification system to prevent minors from accessing their sites. The regulator would have been empowered to fine those who fail to comply up to £250,000, to order the blocking of no
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Abandoned Internet censorship system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_UK_Internet_age_verification_system
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2023-11-03T14:00:24Z
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