Will face scanning stop under-18s watching porn?

What’s the fuss about? It’s the landmark UK legislation, passed by the previous Conservative government in 2023 – with very broad cross-party support – that aims to protect users, especially children,

Porn in the UK just entered a new era. Thanks to the large-scale Online Safety Act interventions, gone are the days of simply ticking a box to say you’re over 18. Instead, since the end of July, anyon

Brits are BYPASSING AGE VERIFICATION with Death Stranding’s photo mode

Have you seen anything online that’s made you feel worried?” This is the question Paula*, a leading child psychologist who’d rather not be named, always asks when she first sees children. A few years

Rinsing the dishes, I stood at the sink and laughed as my 12-year-old daughter, Ava, held up her phone. ‘Look at the camera, Mum!’ she grinned before showing me the video she’d just taken using a sill

What are they? Google-owned YouTube has started asking users in the US to prove their age before allowing them to watch certain video content. It’s not just a basic ‘click to confirm’ pop-up, either.