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  1. The UK government, led by Liz Kendall, communicated its policy direction on regulating social media harms.
  2. The UK government is considering Australia-style age bans for social media, while Liz Kendall implements the urgent policy response and Starmer faces pressure.

Similarweb provided UK visitor data for a study into the unintended consequences of the UK law requiring age verification for porn sites.

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Similarweb provided UK visitor data for a study into the unintended consequences of the UK law requiring age verification for porn sites.

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  1. Pornhub criticized the effectiveness of age verification laws.Sub-event
  2. Expert analysis of the UK Online Safety Act using Similarweb data.1 source

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The UK government is considering Australia-style age bans for social media, while Liz Kendall implements the urgent policy response and Starmer faces pressure.

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  • TechCrunchUK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t The United Kingdom recently started enforcing the Online Safety Act’s age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports