Porn will be age-blocked across the UK on July 15

The UK government announced Wednesday that its controversial porn age-verification laws will come into force on July 15.

The so-called "porn block" laws will require commercial providers of online pornography to verify that users are over the age of 18.

"Adult content is currently far too easy for children to access online. The introduction of mandatory age-verification is a world-first, and we've taken the time to balance privacy concerns with the need to protect children from inappropriate content. We want the UK to be the safest place in the world to be online, and these new laws will help us achieve this," Britain's minister for digital Margot James said in statement.

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