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They are targeting all porn sites, commercial or not.

raesene6 9y ago
I don't think they are. From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40630582 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40630582 "This, she explained, was because the Act does not tackle the fact that services including Twitter and Tumblr contain hardcore pornography but will not be required to introduce age-checks. " It's only commercial porn sites that are being targeted. Sites that happen to host pornographic content (e.g. tumblr, reddit etc) aren't included
- ianopolous 9y ago
  I stopped reading the BBC 4 years ago because of their biased coverage. Here's a reputable source to my statement: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/25/what-how-and-why-the-uks-new-online-porn-restrictions-explained https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/25/what-how-and... The relevant section, "a sentence was slipped in that gives a regulator powers to act against sites “making prohibited material available on the internet to persons in the United Kingdom”" - That means any website hosting said content, whether they accept money or not.
  - raesene6 9y ago
    yeah I think that article's a little old and doesn't reflect the actuality of what was placed in . From the lords debate on the topic https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2017-02-02/debates/D2C2419A-449B-4388-993A-149517F9CD2E/DigitalEconomyBill https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2017-02-02/debates/D2C24... "However, I want to mention briefly user-generated material on social media, an issue that naturally arises in debating this Bill if we are told that it will not cover it, despite a vast amount of hardcore porn that can easily be viewed by anyone, including young children, being just a couple of clicks away. " They mention tumblr/facebook being included but only when showing "commcercial" material, which appears to be the differentiating factor so sites like reddit wouldn't be generally in-scope.
    - ianopolous 9y ago
      I stand corrected. Thank you. The next question is, "What is social media?". What about sites where the content is user generated but those users are compensated in tokens which are exchangeable for real money? Is that commercial or social?
      - raesene6 9y ago
        indeed, one of the many grey areas that will be "interesting" for the new regulator to look at when they're created...
    - ianopolous 9y ago
      Here's a reference to what was actually passed, which confirms your statement: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/600733/Draft_Guidance_to_the_Age_Verification_Regulator_March_2017__1_.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm... In section 2.1, "All providers of online pornography, who are making available pornographic material to persons in the United Kingdom on a commercial basis, will be required to comply with the age-verification requirement." So advertising funded sites fall outside the remit.

I don't think they are. From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40630582 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40630582 "This, she explained, was because the Act does not tackle the fact that services including Twitter and Tumblr contain hardcore pornography but will not be required to introduce age-checks. " It's only commercial porn sites that are being targeted. Sites that happen to host pornographic content (e.g. tumblr, reddit etc) aren't included

ianopolous 9y ago
I stopped reading the BBC 4 years ago because of their biased coverage. Here's a reputable source to my statement: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/25/what-how-and-why-the-uks-new-online-porn-restrictions-explained https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/25/what-how-and... The relevant section, "a sentence was slipped in that gives a regulator powers to act against sites “making prohibited material available on the internet to persons in the United Kingdom”" - That means any website hosting said content, whether they accept money or not.
- raesene6 9y ago
  yeah I think that article's a little old and doesn't reflect the actuality of what was placed in . From the lords debate on the topic https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2017-02-02/debates/D2C2419A-449B-4388-993A-149517F9CD2E/DigitalEconomyBill https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2017-02-02/debates/D2C24... "However, I want to mention briefly user-generated material on social media, an issue that naturally arises in debating this Bill if we are told that it will not cover it, despite a vast amount of hardcore porn that can easily be viewed by anyone, including young children, being just a couple of clicks away. " They mention tumblr/facebook being included but only when showing "commcercial" material, which appears to be the differentiating factor so sites like reddit wouldn't be generally in-scope.
  - ianopolous 9y ago
    I stand corrected. Thank you. The next question is, "What is social media?". What about sites where the content is user generated but those users are compensated in tokens which are exchangeable for real money? Is that commercial or social?
    - raesene6 9y ago
      indeed, one of the many grey areas that will be "interesting" for the new regulator to look at when they're created...
  - ianopolous 9y ago
    Here's a reference to what was actually passed, which confirms your statement: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/600733/Draft_Guidance_to_the_Age_Verification_Regulator_March_2017__1_.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm... In section 2.1, "All providers of online pornography, who are making available pornographic material to persons in the United Kingdom on a commercial basis, will be required to comply with the age-verification requirement." So advertising funded sites fall outside the remit.