Look, look....we're doing something!!
Quote: "...Social media companies will still be required to..."
Quote: "...Ofcom will be entitled to..."
Quote: "...explaining how they verify age..."
Well, actually this is all just window dressing. Two reasons:
(1) The bill is suggesting that multiple impossible things can be done online before breakfast....
(2) ...and, as usual, there's absolutely no sign of a budget for enforcement
As to item #2, a good example of the lack of enforcement comes from GDPR:
- Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/03/google-deepmind-16m-patient-royal-free-deal-data-protection-act
Yup....1.6 million medical records slurped....absolutely no sign of any "consent"....and no enforcement activity in the subsequent five years.
......and that's what law making like this is about...."We're doing something!"....and not one dollar will be spent on enforcement!!!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
