Ofcom starts a consultation on draft guidelines on how porn sites should lock out underage users, including having a bank or mobile network confirm a user's age
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has laid out how porn sites could verify users' ages under the newly passed Online Safety Act.
The Verge Jon Porter
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Discussion
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@baekdal
Thomas Baekdal
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Ofcom has no idea what they are talking about. Porn sites are notorious for their use of data. Most porn sites are just pirated sites, monetized with scam ads ... and now Ofcom wants to give them insanely private information merely “hoping” that they won't misuse it. [image]
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@openrightsgroup
@openrightsgroup
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It's important to protect children online, but @Ofcom proposed guidelines create serious risks to everyone's privacy and security. Age verification tech for porn risk sensitive personal data being “breached, collected, shared, or sold.” ORG in @guardian. https://www.theguardian.c…
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@mikestabile
Mike Stabile
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There are potential issues with all of these, not the least of which are expense, but it's particularly notable that the UK is allowing credit cards as verification, which most of the US laws do not. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/...
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@ofcom
@ofcom
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We've proposed guidance on highly effective age checks porn sites should take to protect children under online safety laws. Children first see online porn at age 13 on average. Porn sites must take action to stop them accessing it. Read more ⬇️ https://www.ofcom.org.uk/... [image…
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@harrykind
Harry Kind
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I sometimes wonder if Ofcom suggests these outrageous, unworkable ideas in the hope the government will take these difficult jobs off their desks. https://www.bbc.com/...
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@bbcwomanshour
@bbcwomanshour
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❓How can children be prevented from accessing online pornography? The head of @ofcom Dame Melanie Dawes @dawes_melanie talks to @KrupaPadhyBBC about her plans to make tech companies ban children from accessing online pornography. 🎧 Listen now on @BBCSounds⬇️
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@mikestabile
Mike Stabile
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UK regulator Ofcom has just released its age-verification guidelines for adult sites: 1. AI-driven age-estimation 2. Digitized ID and facial recognition 3. Credit card / bank check https://techcrunch.com/... [image]
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@barnardosnews
@barnardosnews
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'@Ofcom's codes of practice for pornography providers are a welcome step forwards towards protecting children': @lynnanneperry in @thetimes. Effective age verification and estimation technologies are essential to ensure that children are protected online. https://www.thetimes.co.…
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r/unitedkingdom
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