Pornography watchers "to have faces scanned for age verification"

[ICTChris]

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has said that UK citizens wishing to view pornographic websites might have to have their faces scanned to verify they are over the age of 18.  The new Online Safety Bill requires online platforms to protect children from potential harms of viewing adult images, with a number of options suggested.  These include, verifying with a credit card, uploading photographic ID and, potentially, facial verification scans.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67615719

Would any P&Bers be prepared to undergo a facial verification scan to view a mucky website?

Will these measures be implemented on the NSFW forum on this website?

How do P&Bers feel the issue of young people and children accessing adult material be dealt with?

[Hedgecutter]

What about the likes of this guy?

 

Why should he not be allowed to watch pornogr...

oh, wait...

[Wee-Bey]

****SCANNING****

 

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[Boo Khaki]

The whole thing stinks, yet again, of politicians with no idea of how the internet actually works trying to regulate the internet.

[superbigal]

[Jives Miguel]

There is no way any serious country would even propose this, let alone get it through parliament.

[Peil]

 

[TxRover]

It’s just a roundabout way to stop anyone from being anonymous on the web. The only way this works is if any internet connection would require a facial scan before connecting; or if the internet is policed in a hyper Chinese/Russian style with an approved internet that you have to submit to scan to move beyond. It would also end the use of VPN’s, as they would do an end around the requirement, unless the Illuminati world government cabal passes the same regulations.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Cut out and keep. Thank me later.

[Lofarl]

Guess I’m not a huge w****r anymore.

Also just ban kids from the internet and let them use the lingerie pages from the catalogue like we all had to!

Edited December 5, 2023 by Lofarl

[Florentine_Pogen]

6 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

Guess I’m not a huge w****r anymore.

Also just ban kids from the internet and let them use the lingerie pages from the catalogue like we all had to!

Looking at you @Alert Mongoose

[welshbairn]

Seems a pointless exercise, if a UK porn company is worried about OFCOM fining them they can presumably just shift their website to a different domain.

[pozbaird]

12 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

Guess I’m not a huge w****r anymore.

Also just ban kids from the internet and let them use the lingerie pages from the catalogue like we all had to!

When’s the last time anyone found a scud mag’ in a hedge anyway? Them wis’ the days.

[tamthebam]

57 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:

Cut out and keep. Thank me later.

Face Number 2 looks familiar...

Spoiler

 

[Melanius Mullarkey]

5 minutes ago, tamthebam said:

Face Number 2 looks familiar...

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Goodwank

[Boo Khaki]

18 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Seems a pointless exercise, if a UK porn company is worried about OFCOM fining them they can presumably just shift their website to a different domain.

Those dastardly pornmongers, seeking to evade UK law by not being subject to UK law. How dare they! 

The Government appears to be working on the basis that they simply won't think of this, or that the vast bulk of sites which are already hosted outside of the UK will voluntarily opt in, which is utterly risible, but completely in keeping with just how clueless this Tory government are. 

It's soundbite nonsense designed to pander to lazy parents who also have no idea how technology or the internet functions.

[Peil]

54 minutes ago, tamthebam said:

Face Number 2 looks familiar...

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Is he telling someone to cum short?

[Alert Mongoose]

1 hour ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Looking at you @Alert Mongoose

Au contraire. I've been known to browse the Bravissimo website. 

[The Black Flag]

2 hours ago, Boo Khaki said:

The whole thing stinks, yet again, of politicians with no idea of how the internet actually works trying to regulate the internet.

 

2 hours ago, Jives Miguel said:

There is no way any serious country would even propose this, let alone get it through parliament.

you both underestimate the power of jesus

[sugna]

4 hours ago, Boo Khaki said:

The whole thing stinks, yet again, of politicians with no idea of how the internet actually works trying to regulate the internet.

Username checks out.