According to the beeb , " all websites on which pornographic material can be found [..] must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July "
Later in the article, it is explained that
Ofcom has published what it calls a "non-exhaustive" list of technologies that may be used to verify ages, which includes:
Presumably this will mean that AF will no longer be accessible to non-members and non-verified members?
Will ID-verified users need to be re-validated?
What about the 3-ref type validation where, in effect, 3 other people have vouched for the genuiness of a user?
Curious minds are.... curious.