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\"img_5939\"<\/a>The UK government has permanently shelved its controversial “porn block,” which would have enforced age verification on porn sites. In a statement<\/a>, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed that the government “will not be commencing part three of the Digital Economy Act (2017).” This act, which was dubbed the “porn block,” would have made the UK the first country in the world to introduce age verification laws for online porn.<\/p>\n

The age checks would have required uploading a passport or driving license or purchasing a “porn pass” from a store to prove one’s age.\u00a0After repeated\u00a0stalling and rescheduling, the government has eventually ditched the plan entirely<\/a>.\u00a0The government has decided that its “objective of coherence will be best achieved through our wider online harms proposals and, as a consequence, will not be commencing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 concerning age verification for online pornography.”<\/p>\n

Want to exercise your freedom to enjoy adult entertainment? Three cheers for porn (and NiteFlirt<\/a>)!<\/p>\n

Check out more about the UK ditching their porn block: https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/uk-porn-block-ditched-what-next\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK government has permanently shelved its controversial “porn block,” which would have enforced age verification on porn sites. 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