Porn site age checks are delayed to make sure officials 'get it right'

Verification, due to start in April, will not now be enforced until after a public consultation

Privacy campaigners have claimed a victory after the government said it would delay the introduction of mandatory age checks for pornographic websites “to get the implementation of the policy right”.

All porn sites had been expected to introduce age verification measures by April, but the policy will now not be enforced until later in the year.

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