The House of Common has passed a Bill that effectively bans porn in the United Kingdom, requiring users to register before viewing anything deemed ‘adult’. The Orwellian new rules will prohibit most sex acts from being depicted in videos and pictures online, and any other type of sex will require strict age verification before they are shown to the user. The Digital Economy Bill has been criticized as making the internet in the UK more restricted than China. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk reports: It will also put into law new rules that will allow videos depicting unusual practices from adult websites. That clause, which provoked anger this week, bans anything from being made available online in the UK that wouldn’t be allowed on a commercially available DVD. The law has been criticised both by free speech advocates and security experts, who argue that the age verification measures will make people unsafe. But it has also been criticised by people who argue that pornographic material will still be available through non-adult websites like Twitter. Culture minister Matt Hancock said the changes will see children protected by “one of the most robust” regimes in the world – but admitted the proposals are “not a utopia” and will not [...]
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