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Originally Posted by mrmister
How many people under 18 have a mobile contract? The answer is all of them
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In the UK you
MUST be 18 years of age to take out a phone contract, that includes a sim plan, pay-as-you-go or a pay-monthly cell phone plan.
If anyone under the age of 18 has one, then the mobile provider who gave them it broke the law in order to do so.
The same is true with credit cards, in order to have a credit card, the person
MUST be over the age of 18 unless they've been added to a parents account as an authorized user.
The UK does seem to have all the required systems in place to actually have a working, age verification solution, including the gov.uk login credentials in order to verify an individuals age, without exposing images, additional identification steps, etc.
The problem is, the government cant be seen as to be making online porn a legitimate business, its not good for votes.