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What is age verification? The privacy nightmare facing millions of UK internet users

A person using a mobile device to verify their age via a facial scan.

Millions of Britons woke up to a dramatic change in how they use the internet on July 25, as internet users must now verify their age in order to access online content deemed 'adult' or 'harmful'.

The new measures are designed to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content online, but many adult web users are less than happy about the new barriers that have been erected between them and their usual digital landscape – including social media feeds and instant messaging apps.

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