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A Social Security Administration office in Washington, D.C., is seen on March 26. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty…

The number of people in the UK visiting the most popular pornography sites has decreased sharply since enhanced age verification rules came into place, new figures…

Wikipedia has lost a legal challenge to new Online Safety Act rules which it says could threaten the human rights and safety of its volunteer editors.The…

Ofcom is investigating four companies, operating a total of 34 porn sites, over whether they are complying with its new age check requirements.The regulator said on…

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesVirtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple’s App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit…

Enforcement of the UK’s new online safety rules started on Friday, forcing a variety of platforms to roll out mandatory age verification tools for Brits. We…

Graham Fraser, Liv McMahon & Grace DeanBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe days of porn users ticking a box to say they are 18 are meant to be over.From…

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe way people in the UK access websites with pornographic material is about to undergo a significant change.The Online Safety Act says sites…

Reddit has introduced age verification on its UK site to stop people aged under 18 from looking at “certain mature content”.The social media platform brought in…

Students will soon have to show a government-approved ID either in person or online in order to receive federal aid. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher…