Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

Research indicates the average age at which young people first see explicit material online in the UK is 13 - with many being exposed to it much earlier. "For too long, many online services which allow porn and other harmful material have ignored the fact that children are accessing their services",

Regulator asks people to link their credit cards, mobile accounts or face scans to smut use, to protect kids The UK's communications regulator has published guidance for website operators aimed at preventing under-18s from accessing pornographic content online via "highly effective age assurance" techniques.