UK will outsource porn site age verification to private industry, potentially handing porn streaming giant MindGeek a monopoly on the system and private data (John Herrman/New York Times)

John Herrman / New York Times:
UK will outsource porn site age verification to private industry, potentially handing porn streaming giant MindGeek a monopoly on the system and private data  —  Complying with a new law, the largest online porn company has set itself up to be the youth gatekeeper of British smut.  What could go wrong?

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