英国制定新规 访问色情网站必须年满18岁

People in the UK will have to prove they are 18 before being allowed to access pornography websites from next year, the government is to announce.

英国政府日前宣布，从明年起，英国人必须要在进入色情网站之前证明自己已经超过18岁。

Websites will be legally required to install age verification controls by April 2018 as part of a move to make the internet safer for children.

根据法律规定，这些网站将在2018年4月之前安装年龄验证系统，以确保儿童上网的安全。

Users may be asked to provide credit card details, as gambling websites do.

用户有可能需要提供信用卡信息，就像一些赌博网站一样。

A regulatory body will be asked to oversee and enforce the new rules. It is thought this could be the British Board of Film Classification which already sets age limits for films and computer games.

一个监管机构将被要求监督和执行这一新规定。人们认为，这一监管机构可能是英国电影分级委员会，他们已经为电影和电脑游戏设定了年龄分级和限制。

Digital minister Matt Hancock will formally begin the process, which was the subject of a 2016 consultation during David Cameron's government, in a written statement to the Commons later.

英国数位大臣马特·汉考克将正式执行这一规定，这是大卫·卡梅伦政府在2016年的一次会议中决定的，以书面规定下达至下议院。

Mr Hancock said: "All this means that while we can enjoy the freedom of the web, the UK will have the most robust internet child protection measures of any country in the world."

汉考克表示：“这意味着，虽然我们可以享受互联网的自由，但英国的互联网将具有世界上最健全的互联网儿童保护措施。”

Will Gardner from internet safety charity Childnet said: "Steps like this to help restrict access, alongside the provision of parental controls and education, are key."

来自互联网安全慈善机构“儿童网络”的威尔·加德纳说道：“像这样的措施可以限制进入，也能提供家长控制和教育，这是这个规定的关键。”