Petition · past parliament
Reject the July 15 implementation of required ID verification for porn websites!
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Pornographic websites or sites with more than 33% adult content will require users to provide personal info in order to access as of July 15th.
While well intended, there is risk of said private info to be breached and non pornographic websites could be falsely blocked by those with ill intent.
While well intended, there is risk of said private info to be breached and non pornographic websites could be falsely blocked by those with ill intent.
Users requiring identification to access adult content is part of the 2017 Digital Economy Act to prevent under 18's from viewing porn.
It has been proven that this will be ineffective and there is potential for said personal information to be leaked. MindGeek; owner of many big porn sites and would be trusted with said personal info recently had a security breach which doesn't bode well.
Plus, the BBFC wants the public to notify them of adult sites which allows trolls to falsely ban any site.
It has been proven that this will be ineffective and there is potential for said personal information to be leaked. MindGeek; owner of many big porn sites and would be trusted with said personal info recently had a security breach which doesn't bode well.
Plus, the BBFC wants the public to notify them of adult sites which allows trolls to falsely ban any site.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2019
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.