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All change from next week when it comes to watching porn online.<\/p>\n
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This is interesting and new. The latest twist in the ongoing battle between regulators, lawmakers and adult websites will shock millions of users. Access to sites will be blocked from Feb. 2 for any users not yet registered and verified.<\/p>\n
This affects U.K. users for now and the country\u2019s Online Safety Act<\/a> \u2014 albeit Pornhub, the world\u2019s largest operator, has taken broad issue with the way regulatory restrictions have been implemented. This is likely just the start of a campaign to change minds.<\/p>\n ForbesApple\u2019s Next Upgrade Makes iPhone More Like AndroidBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n As reported by Politico<\/a>, Pornhub parent, Aylo claims it has tried to comply with U.K. age verification regulations, \u201cbut visitors \u2014 both adults and under-18s \u2014 are flocking to non-compliant sites en masse.\u201d The company argues the regulations don\u2019t work, they just push users to websites that are flouting the regulations.<\/p>\n Aylo is pushing for device-based age verification, which almost certainly means smartphone-based software from Apple and Google. As things stand, Aylo says, “this law by its very nature is pushing both adults and children alike to the cesspools of the internet, to the most dangerous material possible.\u201d<\/p>\n What\u2019s actually happening in the U.K. and elsewhere is that users are turning to VPNs, masking their locations<\/a>, pretending to be in countries or states where there are no bans or age verification. That\u2019s what\u2019s driving calls in the U.S., U.K. and elsewhere for restrictions on VPNs<\/a>, as this unwinnable game of whack-a-mole continues.<\/p>\n