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Online Safety Act: Websites hosting pornographic content must have 'robust' age verification for UK users by July, Ofcom says

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Ofcom issues new guidance ahead of enforcement of the Online Safety Act .

Regulator says sites must have age verification in place for UK users by July at the latest.

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes : "For too long, many online services which allow porn and other harmful material have ignored the fact that children are accessing their services".

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