* **Italy is set to enforce mandatory age verification on November 12, 2025**
* Adult-only content websites must prove their users are at least 18 years old
* These websites are forbidden from promoting VPNs to bypass age checks
Ok-Law-3268 on
The measure (a ban for minors and the beginning of identification and tracking of Italian citizens’ personal data in favor of American and Israeli lobbies) is deliberately enacted by the far-right Meloni government: Article 13-bis of the Caivano [Decree](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2023-09-15;123).
1. Minors are prohibited from accessing pornographic content, as
it undermines respect for their dignity and compromises their physical
and mental well-being, constituting a public health problem.
4. Within six months of the date of publication of the provision
referred to in paragraph 3, the entities referred to in paragraph 2
shall equip themselves with effective age verification systems that
comply with the requirements set forth in the aforesaid provision.
adarkuccio on
Oh God
mightyseed2 on
we are so cooked
giannipi4Kwins on
However only 45 sites out of 45 millions will be affected, this alone show how useless this law is.
Oriuke on
This is only for the most popular adult websites which you can check on a pdf linked on the article. Onlyfans is included. No big deal tho, porn is everywhere on the internet, even on Reddit.
BadWatcher on
Porco dio
TheoryOfDevolution on
There are so much problems in this country and this is what politicians care about. This country is cooked.
dustofdeath on
I’d like to know how many actually bother verifying instead of just bypassing.
xb8xb8xb8 on
“who is gonna think about the children?!”
JerkkaKymalainen on
I feel ashamed how stupid our leaders are.
jaxupaxu on
Do not accept this overreach. Boycott any company that complies with this, let them feel it where they feel it the most, their wallets.
ADenseGuy on
They had a good idea: an easy and anonymous way to verify your age to access +18 sites.
They just needed to resist until the EU ID Wallet came instead of prematurely rushing to a conclusion, leaving people like me completely unsatisfied and wanting for something more matured. And looking abroad for a forbidden but needed escapè (aka a VPN).
Imaginary_Ad3195 on
What is the point of this law? Are governments just investing in VPN company’s before they bring these laws in?
Time could be spent fixing actual issues, rather than this shite that can be bypassed in minutes. Waste of time.
sisali on
Welcome to the VPN club lads!
ino4x4 on
Good thing I’m in Angola right now.
Difficult_Pop8262 on
It’s 23:58 here in Italy. I’m gonna make this one count.
17 commenti
* **Italy is set to enforce mandatory age verification on November 12, 2025**
* Adult-only content websites must prove their users are at least 18 years old
* These websites are forbidden from promoting VPNs to bypass age checks
The measure (a ban for minors and the beginning of identification and tracking of Italian citizens’ personal data in favor of American and Israeli lobbies) is deliberately enacted by the far-right Meloni government: Article 13-bis of the Caivano [Decree](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2023-09-15;123).
1. Minors are prohibited from accessing pornographic content, as
it undermines respect for their dignity and compromises their physical
and mental well-being, constituting a public health problem.
4. Within six months of the date of publication of the provision
referred to in paragraph 3, the entities referred to in paragraph 2
shall equip themselves with effective age verification systems that
comply with the requirements set forth in the aforesaid provision.
Oh God
we are so cooked
However only 45 sites out of 45 millions will be affected, this alone show how useless this law is.
This is only for the most popular adult websites which you can check on a pdf linked on the article. Onlyfans is included. No big deal tho, porn is everywhere on the internet, even on Reddit.
Porco dio
There are so much problems in this country and this is what politicians care about. This country is cooked.
I’d like to know how many actually bother verifying instead of just bypassing.
“who is gonna think about the children?!”
I feel ashamed how stupid our leaders are.
Do not accept this overreach. Boycott any company that complies with this, let them feel it where they feel it the most, their wallets.
They had a good idea: an easy and anonymous way to verify your age to access +18 sites.
They just needed to resist until the EU ID Wallet came instead of prematurely rushing to a conclusion, leaving people like me completely unsatisfied and wanting for something more matured. And looking abroad for a forbidden but needed escapè (aka a VPN).
What is the point of this law? Are governments just investing in VPN company’s before they bring these laws in?
Time could be spent fixing actual issues, rather than this shite that can be bypassed in minutes. Waste of time.
Welcome to the VPN club lads!
Good thing I’m in Angola right now.
It’s 23:58 here in Italy. I’m gonna make this one count.