Porn sites must age-verify British users starting July 15

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/04/uk-will-use-isp-blacklists-to-keep-kids-away-from-online-porn/

by grawprog • 7 years ago

11 5 7 years ago

This process could have easily been avoided by simply requiring websites to add the RTA header to any part of the site that could contain adult material or user created content.

It looks like this:

    rating "RTA-5042-1996-1400-1577-RTA"

It is trivial to configure in all web servers and most reverse proxies. Then simply put the requirement on parents to enable parental controls on their devices. Each parent should be able to decide what is appropriate for their progeny.

Instead, people must submit more PII to governments and websites. I can imagine this going horribly sideways. Or perhaps side-stepped? Perhaps usenet and small chan boards will make a come-back.

Mirioron• 7 years ago

The whole point of this legislation is to create tools to control the internet more and more. Protecting children is just an excuse, like it almost always is.

hsbaut76• 7 years ago

Whilst I tend to agree, it's pretty shocking how easy it is to access high fidelity extreme content.

I grew up with dialup modems, so accessing this content wasn't particularly easy or quick. Today, 2 clicks and you have children (and adults) terrified at what they have seen.

The internet has changed a lot, the speed, popularity and economic prospects make it very popular for everyone. Because of this more standardized pornography controls are needed. Not only to protect children, but also to stop human trafficking and abuse.

Porn sites must age-verify British users starting July 15

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