If you think you’re too big to have a nanny, think again. The ??UK government has planned to act like a big nanny and stop you from watching porn unless you prove that you’re over 18.
The attempts to restrict porn in the UK aren’t new. The government has been trying to impose porn restrictions since 2015.
While porn ban sounds ridiculous as it is, the UK porn ban also has some other problems associated with it. And among the biggest problems is the implementation of age checks. The government plans to stop children from watching porn by having a strict age check in place.
ℹ️The new porn ban is supposed to go into effect in July 2019.
What’s the UK porn block and how is it implemented?
In the simplest terms, a porn block would disallow a minor from watching pornography. For that, a user has to prove their age. If someone isn’t able to prove that they are over 18, they will not be able to access pornography, even if they are an adult.
The question is – when an adult can prove that they’re over 18, why wouldn’t they?
It’s about giving up of personal information.
Until now, people had to check a box that said “I’m over 18” or they had to select their birth date from a drop-down menu. But now, people have to upload their national identification documents to prove their age.
So when you have to access porn, you’ll need to upload your national identity card that the company can scan and confirm your age.

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This is a more viable solution to prove you’re over 18 but are you comfortable providing your driver’s license, passport, or some other document to watch porn?
Watching pornography has always been a secretive thing. People don’t generally advertise their porn-watching habits. When you submit your official documentation, it seals a deal that you’re watching porn. And people aren’t comfortable with it.
While this new ban is designed to stop minors from watching porn, it will, in fact, stop a lot of adults from watching porn as well. Obviously, it’s not a welcome move.
The block was planned to come into effect in April 2018 but was delayed several times. And now the date has been shifted to July 2019.
What changes will you see?
Once the ban has been implemented, you’ll see that porn sites will start asking for your ID proof before you can see any adult content.
This would include free pornography websites such as PornHub, xHamster and YouPorn. These are major websites and receive over two billion visits each month from all over the world.
But these two aren’t the only websites to be involved in the new system. You’ll see that a number of other porn websites will start asking for your identification documents to verify your age on their system.
So when you open these websites, you’ll be taken to a non-porn landing page. You’ll need to verify your age to be taken to a page that has some actual pornographic content.
This new system makes use of AgeID, a system that provides age-related restriction services to websites. The porn websites have to comply with the new regulations and have to design a non-pornographic landing page for UK users.

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When you open a porn website, you’ll need to register using your AgeID. This will verify your age using a driving license, credit card, passport, or mobile SMS.
Once you have registered with AgeID, you’ll be given a username and password. This will let you access all porn websites that have the AgeID system. Once the age check has been completed, the user can view the adult content.
There are different verification systems and some websites might use a service other than AgeID. In that case, you’ll need to register their identification service provider.
This verification is a one-time process. If you verify your identity on a website using AgeID, you don’t have to verify yourself again on other websites that use AgeID.
While it’s not very difficult to follow through, the problem lies in the embarrassment people face in admitting they watch porn. Users don’t want this data to be public.
Porn websites that don’t follow through will face a fine of up to £250,000. Or they can be blocked by the UK ISPs. If a website fails to prove that they are actively denying porn access to minors, they can be blocked in the country.
What are people saying?
Digital rights activists have strongly condemned the new regulations and they feel it’s a severe limitation on the way the free internet works. It can also compromise the privacy of people who upload their documents.

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If such a ban is put in place, the companies need to make sure that users’ documents are stored securely and their privacy is maintained. There must be strict privacy standards for the companies that store this data.
Data leaks in such systems where users’ documents are stored can be disastrous. If the porn watching data of people is leaked, it can lead to a lot of humiliation.
How to beat the porn ban
You can submit a copy of your document and risk your privacy or you can switch to a much easier alternative – VPNs.
A VPN or a Virtual Private Network will encrypt your data and reroute it through one of its own servers. This means that when you access a porn website, it will not recognize your original country.
For example, if you connect to a server in Canada and access PornHub, the website will see that you’re located in Canada. It will not show the typical UK non-porn landing page to you. Instead, you’ll be able to access the normal page with adult content.
And the best thing about VPNs is that they are easy to use. All top VPN companies have their own apps that can be downloaded and installed in under a minute. Just install the VPN, click on connect, and enjoy porn like you normally would.
When you use a VPN, your ISP won’t be able to know what you’re doing so you can easily access blocked content by the click of a button.
OR, of course, you can play by the rules and submit your national ID to prove your identity while watching porn. If that’s something you’re comfortable with.