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>>JoshTr+(OP)
This sounds like a misinterpretation. The OSA is primarily about making online service providers responsible for age verification, if they supply adult content. No different in principle from having to prove one's age to buy cigarettes, alcohol, knives, etc.

No-one says "cigarettes are censored!", because, obviously, they're not. Same for adult content online. It can still be accessed, as long as proof of age is provided.

>>icarou+S1
False equivalence, the local pub doesn’t keep track of your identity.

>>khalic+s2
Not to take away from your general point (which I agree with), but that depends where local is.

> Identity technology used at a county's pubs and nightclubs since 2023 is to be extended for a further three years.

> Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) Danielle Stone has agreed to provide funding to keep the scheme at 25 venues that open beyond 01:00.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgm28lmk474o