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Jackson Chen @ Engadget 1 place · 11/01/2025 13:09 EDT

Italy will be the latest country to require age verification for porn sites

Later this month, Italian citizens will have one extra step to go through before getting on porn sites. On Friday, Italy's regulatory agency for communications, known as AGCOM, announced an age verification system that's meant to prevent minors from accessing websites with pornographic content. The initial list of sites covers around 50 sites, including Pornhub, XHamster and OnlyFans.
The new rule will require users to get verified through "certified third parties," which could be another company, bank or m

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