The UK government has introduced a new Online Safety Bill aimed at protecting children from exposure to online pornography. One controversial proposal within the bill involves using artificial intelligence technology to determine if users are of legal age to view pornographic content. The proposed methods include facial age estimation, photo ID matching, credit checks, and open banking, among others. Regulatory bodies and free-market think tanks have expressed concerns about mandatory age verification, arguing that it could threaten user privacy and increase the risk of sensitive data breaches. Under the newly passed Online Safety Act, websites and applications that display or distribute pornographic content must ensure that children are generally unable to access such content on their services.