United Kingdom: Online Safety Bill including age verification requirement was adopted
Description
Online Safety Bill including age verification requirement was adopted
On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill was adopted by the UK Parliament. The Bill requires internet services that publish or display pornographic content to prevent children from accessing it, unless the service is exempt or outside UK jurisdi…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-09-19
adopted
2025-01-17
in force