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title: "Great news!  The UK's ridiculously overbearing age verification laws…"
date: 2019-04-17
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# Great news!  The UK's ridiculously overbearing age verification laws…

*April 17, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/17/online-pornography-age-checks-to-be-mandatory-in-uk-from-15-july](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/17/online-pornography-age-checks-to-be-mandatory-in-uk-from-15-july){target="_blank"}
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Great news! The UK\'s ridiculously overbearing age verification laws are going to drive cryptocurrency adoption.\
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\"The UK's age verification system for online pornography will become mandatory on 15 July, the government has confirmed.\
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From that date, commercial providers of online pornography will be required to carry out "robust" age verification checks on users, in order to keep children from accessing adult content.\
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Websites that refuse to implement the checks face being blocked by UK internet service providers or having their access to payment services withdrawn.\"
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