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7/7/2025, 7:04:34 PM
>Ofcom official admits under-age viewers can get around UK porn law 'like going to pub'
>A Ofcom official has admitted to the Daily Star that the new UK porn law can be bypassed “just like going to the pub”. The startling confession came during our visit to Ofcom's head office just three weeks before the new rules are enforced.
>Essentially, anyone wishing to view adult content will need to hand over (digitally) their identification to website bosses who will then verify that they are actually allowed to see adult content.
>However, the Daily Star had pointed out to Ofcom several weeks ago that using what is known as a VPN or Virtual Private Network to bypass the system is something many had already said online they would do.
>And when speaking to our reporter Jess Fitch, Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom’s Group Director for Online Safety, pretty much admitted that this was the case.
>Ofcom claims that no data will be sent to the adult sites through their age assurance/verification technology, which is something we'll have to take their word for – but considering one method didn't work, and the Ofcom official admitted it's easy to get around, we're not entirely confident this is going to work out at all.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ofcom-official-admits-under-age-35487613
>A Ofcom official has admitted to the Daily Star that the new UK porn law can be bypassed “just like going to the pub”. The startling confession came during our visit to Ofcom's head office just three weeks before the new rules are enforced.
>Essentially, anyone wishing to view adult content will need to hand over (digitally) their identification to website bosses who will then verify that they are actually allowed to see adult content.
>However, the Daily Star had pointed out to Ofcom several weeks ago that using what is known as a VPN or Virtual Private Network to bypass the system is something many had already said online they would do.
>And when speaking to our reporter Jess Fitch, Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom’s Group Director for Online Safety, pretty much admitted that this was the case.
>Ofcom claims that no data will be sent to the adult sites through their age assurance/verification technology, which is something we'll have to take their word for – but considering one method didn't work, and the Ofcom official admitted it's easy to get around, we're not entirely confident this is going to work out at all.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ofcom-official-admits-under-age-35487613
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