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Italian age-verification law for adult sites will be a ‘disaster,’ privacy watchdog official says

By Matthew Newman ( June 12, 2024, 17:07 GMT | Insight) -- An Italian law that will force pornographic websites to verify the age of users will be a “disaster” because it will be impossible to enforce, a senior official at the Italian data protection authority said today. The Italian measure comes during a debate in Europe over age-verification measures for platforms. Platforms have delayed using age-assurance technology because they don’t want to be the first to check ages, which they fear will drive away traffic from their platforms, the official said.An Italian law that will force pornographic websites to verify the age of users will be a “disaster” because it will be impossible to enforce, Guido Scorza, a board member at the Italian data protection authority, said today....

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