Pornography websites may have to use photo ID and credit card checks to protect children
Websites showing pornographic content may have to use credit card checks and photo ID matching to confirm users are over 18, as part of the Online Safety Act. Regulator Ofcom has published draft guidance for platforms on how to protect children from pornography to ensure firms comply with the new internet laws. The recommendations include photo ID matching and the use of verified facial age estimation technology and mobile network age checks. Certain approaches, such as self-declaration of age , will not meet the new standards set by Ofcom. Online Safety Act requires robust age verification methods The draft guidance from Ofcom emphasizes the need for websites to implement robust and reliable age verification methods in order to comply with the Online Safety Act. These methods should be technically accurate, fair, and capable of effectively verifying the user's age. To achieve this, platforms can consider options such as open banking and verified facial age estimation tech...