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Old 17-08-2025, 11:58   #1352
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
I assume you're referring to this latest (age verification) implementation of the Act.

Incidentally, since this was introduced, traffic to porn sites has plummeted, so it seems that rather than verify their age or work around the requirement, most just aren't bothering with porn anymore.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc...7n9k54qz2o.amp
Taken from that BBC page:
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The number of people in the UK visiting the most popular pornography sites has decreased sharply since enhanced age verification rules came into place, new figures indicate.
That's probably because those viewing in the UK are now, miraculously, viewing from Albania, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Romania, Turkey etc etc
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