According to a survey of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK), only three in 10 respondents would comply with age checks to access porn content on a website. In comparison, 55 percent of respondents reported they would leave the website that prompted them an age check.
Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023
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internet users who accessed pornographic content before but were never asked to verify their age online
Supplementary notes
Original question: "You said you were never asked to prove your age to access pornographic content online before. If you were asked to prove your age to access pornographic content one day, how would you respond?"
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Ofcom. (November 10, 2023). Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/
Ofcom. "Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023." Chart. November 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/
Ofcom. (2023). Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/
Ofcom. "Possible Reaction of Internet Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) When First Prompted with Age Verification to Access Pornographic Content Online as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/
Ofcom, Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Possible reaction of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) when first prompted with age verification to access pornographic content online as of September 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, November 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474868/uk-age-verification-projected-compliance/
