UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/oct/16/uk-drops-plans-for-online-pornography-age-verification-system
Climbdown follows difficulties with implementing plan to ensure users are over 18
Plans to introduce a nationwide age verification system for online pornography have been abandoned by the government after years of technical troubles and concerns from privacy campaigners.
