The UK government has permanently shelved its controversial “porn block,” which would have enforced age verification on porn sites. In a statement, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed that the government “will not be commencing part three of the Digital Economy Act (2017).” This act, which was dubbed the “porn block,” would have made the UK the first country in the world to introduce age verification laws for online porn.
The age checks would have required uploading a passport or driving license or purchasing a “porn pass” from a store to prove one’s age. After repeated stalling and rescheduling, the government has eventually ditched the plan entirely. The government has decided that its “objective of coherence will be best achieved through our wider online harms proposals and, as a consequence, will not be commencing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 concerning age verification for online pornography.”
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