Porn ID checks: newsagents to sell £10 ‘porn passes’ to over-18s

Adults must show driving licence or passport before getting 16-digit code to access X-rated sites

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Newsagents are to sell “porn passes” that will allow over-18s to access adult websites following the launch of new age-verification laws later this year.

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