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Originally Posted by jem
How can it not, possibly impact adults?
Say I set up a website, say ‘filthyporn’R’us.net’. I may expend time and money trying to make sure that it only hosts content made by consenting adults, and user-generated content is checked and double-checked before being released.
Fine, but I am now required to ensure that anyone viewing is over 18; how, how can I do this?
I need to make some kind of check, all I can say is that a particular connection is being made, I have no idea who is actually sitting at the other end. So I absolutely have to inconvenience everyone, just to be sure.
Or I don’t, I simply shift my site to another jurisdiction and don’t bother to do any of this!
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Wouldn't work, if the site is available in the UK it is covered by the OSA & age verification would be required.
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Originally Posted by Stephen
I just had to verify my age on my Xbox account. Which I've had since about 2005/6, if I didn't I would have lost access to online chat and messaging etc. Frankly ridiculous. The main Microsoft email account it is linked to has been mine since the mid 90s.
You would think my dob and how long I've had the account would have been enough to suffice without me having to prove it via selfie or passport scan.
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Ofcom say that age verification is required where appropriate, how this is achieved is up to each site owner.
Your DOB could easily have been made up, so means nothing. However, Ofcom have previously confirmed that the length of time someone has had an account can be used to verify that someone is over 18, so you're correct in saying that this could have been used for age verification.