The UK government announced earlier today that the controversial porn-block plans have been scrapped after a series of delays.
The BBC reports:
The government has dropped a plan to use strict age verification checks to stop under-18s viewing porn online.
It said the policy, which was initially set to launch in April 2018, would “not be commencing” after repeated delays, and fears it would not work.
The so-called porn blocker would have forced commercial porn providers to verify users’ ages, or face a UK ban.
Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan said other measures would be deployed to achieve the same objectives.
The government first mooted the idea of a porn blocker in 2015, with the aim of stopping youngsters “stumbling across” inappropriate content.
Pornographic sites which failed to check the age of UK visitors would have faced being blocked by internet service providers.
More on The Bathroom Diary blog, which has links to the news report and the government’s statement on the plans.