Reddit has announced that it has been presenting age verification on its UK site since Monday to prevent people under 18 to prevent “some mature materials”.
The social media platform is bringing in measures to follow new rules under the UK’s Online Security Act, requiring sites that show adult materials to introduce “strong” age checking techniques.
Known for its online communities and discussions, Reddit said that while it does not want to know who its audience is: “It will be helpful for our safety efforts whether you are able to confirm whether you are children or adults.”
The UK regulator said, “We hope other companies follow the suit, or face enforcement if they fail to work.”
Reddit said that from July 14, an external firm named Person would either be uploaded for social media platforms or “a picture of your government ID”, such as age verification for passports.
It said that Reddit will not have access to photos and will only maintain the status and date of birth of the user, so people do not need to re -enter when they try to reach the banned material every time.
Reddit stated that the personality “promises not to maintain the picture for more than seven days” and the user’s data on the site will not have access to the data.
The new rules in the UK apply on 25 July.
A spokesperson of said: “In the society, the youth have long been protected from products that are not suitable for alcohol to smoking or gambling.
“Now, children will be better preserved better than online materials that are not appropriate for them, while adults have the rights to access legal content.”
But Scott Babwa Brainon, director of the Center on Technology Policy at New York University, said: “There are always ways that children can get around it and always worry about who is collecting personal or sensitive information, and how long they are catching it.”
Pornhub and many other major adult websites recently confirmed that they would examine the increased age in time for new rules.
Pornhub’s original company, Aylo, said it will bring “the age assurance methods approved by the government”, but will not yet be known how it would need users to prove that they are more than 18.
Ofcom has earlier stated that just click on a button, which currently requires all adult site, is not enough.
Companies failing to meet the rules impose a fine of £ 18m or up to 10% of revenue around the world, “whichever is more”.
It states that in the most severe cases, it can seek court order for “business disruption measures”, such as payment providers or advertisers to withdraw their services from one platform, or internet service providers need to block access to a site in the UK. ,
