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Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online...
Reports are already showing the censorship of content that falls outside the parameters of the OSA, such as footage of police attacking pro-Palestinian protestors being blocked on X, the subreddit r/cider—yes, the beverage— asking users for photo ID, and smaller websites closing down entirely. A similar spike in searches for VPNs was evident in January when Florida joined the ever growing list of U.S. states in implementing an age verification mandate on sites that host adult content, including pornography websites like Pornhub. Ofcom has already started discouraging their use, and with time, it will become increasingly difficult for VPNs to effectively circumvent age verification requirements as enforcement of the OSA adapts and deepens.
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