Pornography websites in UK told to verify if users are 18 or older

Research has suggested that half of 11 to 13-year-old kids in the UK have seen pornography, and many younger children have stumbled upon porn online. 

London: Britain's government on Tuesday said that all pornography websites will be legally required to verify that users are 18 or older as part of new online safety rules.

Under the government's draft online safety bill, porn sites will be legally required to put ‘robust checks’ in place to protect children from accessing them.

Companies could use secure age verification technology to confirm a user has a credit card or use a third-party service to confirm a user's age against government data.