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by Mindwipe 1209 days ago
> Wasn't there a law passed that you need to provide ID before your ISP will serve porn sites? Or was that just a proposal? Either way, the powers that be are thirsting for a Great Firewall, an end to net neutrality, and backdoors to encryption.

Yes, but it was never enacted because it is being combined into the Online Safety Bill, the same legislation that Signal are discussing here.

And not just porn sites - effectively every site on the internet will have to age verify under the legislation as stands, or make their content suitable for young children.