[MTVN]

From April porn sites will direct you to another page where you will have to enter personal info to prove your age or you will be able to buy a porn pass from the co op and other paypoint locations. Which would you rather do if you watch porn or will you use proxies etc to get around it? And is this a reasonable measure to safeguard children or excessive interference which will make law abiding adults force between giving up information that could be hacked or the embarrassment of asking Jill at your local newsagent if you can please have a porn pass

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/brits-...s-14104434.amp

The UK's porn block is due to come into effect next month, forcing web users to prove their age before accessing X-rated content.

From April, anyone attempting to access Pornhub, YouPorn and several other adult sites from a UK device will be*redirected to a non-pornographic "landing page",operated by AgeID.
...

However, for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable handing over sensitive information, there will be another way to prove your age.

AgeID has teamed up with a third party company called OCL to sell "porn passes" in thousands of shops across the UK, which will allow people to verify their age anonymously.

The porn passes - officially known as PortesCards - will cost £4.99 for use on a single device, or £8.99 for use across multiple devices.

[Ant.]

im gonna put on a colby keller playlist on my desktop and have my phone record the entirety of it while im asleep so i can just watch that instead when the ban comes up x

[Alf]

I'll just watch the soaps instead, plenty of porn in them these days.

[Alf]

Or music videos.

[Marsh.]

Telescopes through the window it is then.

[Underscore]

Just use a VPN

The govt are stupid as fook

[Toy Soldier]

I'd advise everyone to get a decent VPN, THE UK is getting worse and worse with net censorship. They've been blocking torrent sites (even legit ones) for a couple of years now.

You can usually pick up a 12 month VPN sub for about $30 USD (£25 ish) and then you won't be blocked from any site or need any orwellian "pass" . Plus they can't track your activity. It's pretty much an essential for unrestricted net access these days IMO.

[Marsh.]

If this only applies to porn I'm not really bothered. But if this silly thing starts blocking anything remotely 18+ I'll be having words with Our Theresa.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If this only applies to porn I'm not really bothered. But if this silly thing starts blocking anything remotely 18+ I'll be having words with Our Theresa.

Porn will be just the start, that's what people in power do. Once they get the laws in place, there's no stopping what they could do.

[bitontheslide]

great form of taxation

[Liam-]

They’re banning porn, to do what parents should be doing?

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If this only applies to porn I'm not really bothered. But if this silly thing starts blocking anything remotely 18+ I'll be having words with Our Theresa.

It's only a matter of time Marshogyny. They already block other things and of course there are all the "this content isn't available in your area" issues even with YouTube etc.

I mean... If its just for a few porn vids even a free VPN will get around the block , it really is a daft measure. But I'd recommend a good paid one as the free ones slow down your connection, and paid ones are pretty cheap (they're CONSTANTLY on "for a limited time only!" deals... The one I use has been $29.99 a year "reduced from 99.99" for at last count... 4 years straight)

[MTVN]

VPNs sound like a bit of a faff though and a lot more expensive than the pass.. I'm leaning towards the porn pass tbh

[reece(:]

How ridiculous

VPN here she comes.

[Underscore]

Imagine going into a store and asking for a porn pass tho

Think I'd rather die

[Elliot]

Imagine buying a porn pass LOL

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Underscore

Imagine going into a store and asking for a porn pass tho

Think I'd rather die

Just go into a shop you never frequent

And buy lots of other items as well so it seems like an after thought

And say it's for a friend

And make sure there's no one else in the queue

And hope that it's not a deaf biddy on the till who repeats it back loudly to make sure that's what you asked for

No problems

[Shaun]

What information do you have to fill in

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by MTVN

VPNs sound like a bit of a faff though and a lot more expensive than the pass.. I'm leaning towards the porn pass tbh

Nah the "major" ones are pretty straight forward these days, just runs on your desktop / as an app on your phone in the background and you choose which country you'd like to be from .

Depends if you literally only want porn but the UK is going to start restricting more and more content if you ask me. They even filter search results. If you want an actual free, unrestricted Internet... it's becoming an essential subscription. Works out like £2.50 / month.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Shaun

What information do you have to fill in

Name, address, date of birth, sexual orientation, penis length and girth

[Tony Montana]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Just go into a shop you never frequent

And buy lots of other items as well so it seems like an after thought

And say it's for a friend

And make sure there's no one else in the queue

And hope that it's not a deaf biddy on the till who repeats it back loudly to make sure that's what you asked for

No problems

Is that what you'd do?

[Cherie]

I'll be the deaf biddy

Is it a PORN PASS you be wanting MATTHEW

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I'll be the deaf biddy

Is it a PORN PASS you be wanting MATTHEW

[Cherie]

That will be 9.95 for the PORN PASS MATTHEW

have you anything smaller for the PORN PASS, I'm low on change

[bitontheslide]

i'm sure they will be available on Amazon in the blink of an eye. With Prime delivery couriering it to the door, what could be better