Britain said Wednesday it will become the first country in the world to introduce age-verification to access online pornography.
The new law, which comes into force on July 15, will require commercial providers of internet pornography to check on users' ages to ensure that they are 18 or over.
It is the latest move by British authorities to crack down on the spread of online abuses and crimes. Research conducted as part of that outreach found that 88 percent of parents with children aged 7 to 17 supported new controls, DCMS said.
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