Well, you cant see porn in the UK without giving ID anyway, so I assume no one actually accesses these sites from the UK anyway (without a VPN), so this will have no effect.
The effect it gives is yet another tool for police to hold over the public and enforce selectively. A wonderful tool for political enemies for instance.
I cannot emphasise enough how trivial it is to view porn without providing ID or using a VPN in the UK. You can literally type “porn” into your search engine of choice and see anything you want in the images tab. Part of the reason the OSA was so badly received is because it’s literally unachievable.
Well, you cant see porn in the UK without giving ID anyway, so I assume no one actually accesses these sites from the UK anyway (without a VPN), so this will have no effect.
The effect it gives is yet another tool for police to hold over the public and enforce selectively. A wonderful tool for political enemies for instance.
I cannot emphasise enough how trivial it is to view porn without providing ID or using a VPN in the UK. You can literally type “porn” into your search engine of choice and see anything you want in the images tab. Part of the reason the OSA was so badly received is because it’s literally unachievable.
I accidentally did this yesterday. Was looking fora specific smbc-comic that involved porn as the joke.
Google just straight up showed me shitloads of hardcore images. No safesearch blur no nothing. Just right to the goodies.
Had to tab put immediately my wife was in the room.