Porn sites will be legally required to verify users' age

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[–]jet199 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

What about social media sites which allow porn like reddit and twitter?

That's the real problem with this law.

[–]Pomegranate 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Back in the 90s there was almost a law passed that would require any site with porn to end their website in .xxx so people would know just by looking at the url. If this was the case reddit.com would either be required to change to reddit.xxx or forego having porn on their site at all.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

They should have to verify the actors age.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

In normal film production you have to get the actors to sign off the rights to their image being used along with giving them terms for when they can withdraw permission.

I don't think it's a big ask for companies who make millions from making porn to do the same thing. There are free templates online, it doesn't cost anything.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

In the UK* probably should have that in the title.

[–]johnnybravo 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

as much as i'd have liked not having a porn addiction since age 13, this is a bad idea.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I’ll be using something else now.

I won’t be handing over an ID to a porn sight.