This is accompanied by further fines and vpn investigations. ‘the level of daily vpn use is much lower than user numbers for porn services,’ ofcom said Dcphoto/alamy traffic to pornography websites in the uk has fallen in the wake of age checks being introduced this year while use of specialist software to dodge viewing restrictions has increased, according to the communications watchdog. Ofcom added that use of virtual private networks, software that can circumvent viewing restrictions by routing the visit via another country, had surged after 25 july On average, every day, 7.8 million visitors from the uk are accessing adult services who have deployed age assurance Ofcom has announced today that it will continue to gather information about vpn use in the uk to help guide thinking and decisions about whether there is a need for further action in this area.
Ofcom told the bbc it believed the number of people using vpns for general use reached 1.5 million daily in july, after the law came in, but has since decreased to around one million. according to ofcom, visits to pornography sites in general in the uk have reduced by almost a third in the three months since 25 july. Uk porn traffic has now settled at a “lower level” since the start of age checks
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