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[–] monkeyman76@fedinsfw.app 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Age checks are no longer optional for porn sites in the UK," said George Lusty, director of enforcement at Ofcom.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you think that's bad

In May, the regulator fined porn company YoungTek Solutions £600,000 for not putting systems in place to make sure UK visitors were over the age of 18.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These fines feel bigger than the ones we fine oil or other huge corporations for actually doing awful things...

[–] XLE@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was thinking about how maybe they should change their name before they got hit with the fine, but that too.

Twitter has a wealth of information on CSAM produced through their website and AI, and they've been fighting law enforcement tooth and nail on that. No fines in sight.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] anytimesoon@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's an expression that means fighting very hard to get something

[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I botched my comment when I initially wrote it, the confusion is all due to me