i dont have a lot of verified details because everyone seems to have a different doomtake on it but


apparently

you want porn? youre going to be submitting KYC style verification to get it.

"instead of self-reported age checkboxes that allow anyone to say they are 18 or older, viewers will have to submit identification documents, age-estimating face scans, and bank documents such as credit card checks."

"If websites fail to put in the age checks, they can be fined up to £18 million (€20 million) or 10 per cent of their global revenue."


im also hearing weird murmurs about how VPN use will also be in the crosshairs.


and that this is quite probably going to end up moving way beyond the UK to the rest of europe.


my gut read is this has nothing to do with porn, and is a step towards de-anonymizing the internet.