Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “This tells us how much of the problem is about the design of platforms, algorithms and recommendation systems that put harmful content in front of children who never sought it out,” the commissioner said, calling for the report to act as a “line in the sand”.

  From the report text:

  Content warning
  This report is not intended to be read by children.
  This report makes frequent reference to sexual harassment and sexual violence. This includes descriptions of pornographic content, language and discussion of sexual abuse.

  By the commissioner’s standard, the commission’s report itself should probably be behind an age-gated access method or at least not indexed by Google.

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• Admetus@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So how do you go about closing virtual PRIVATE networks that are usually used in business and especially banking? Hmm. Bit of a big brainer isn’t it.

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  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I bet they’re gonna try and require VPN websites to put age checks on them.

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    • megopie@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh boy, I can’t wait for the thriving trade in VPN accounts made outside of the UK then sold to UK citizens by a third party.

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    • darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That seems like a very safe bet:

      Dame Rachel told BBC Newsnight: “Of course, we need age verification on VPNs - it’s absolutely a loophole that needs closing and that’s one of my major recommendations.”

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• slauraure@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Don’t VPN services usually require you to pay through means only available to adults? Isn’t that enough age verification enough?

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• JustJack23@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So they installed all this surveillance for no reason… Damn…

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