Porn law has changed in the UK – here’s everything you need to know

Starting today, Ofcom is introducing age checks to protect children accessing porn (Picture: Getty Images)

Since Friday July 25, porn sites across the UK require age checks for users to access saucy video content.

That means they are legally obligated to ask for your ID or even your credit rating upon logging in, landmark methods that verify users’ ages for the very first time.

Online firms that create and publish their own pornography were already required to protect children from it...