Porn sites may require passport details in order to stop children from using them

Jeremy Godfrey of Coimisiún na Meán said the new Online Safety Code is all about protecting children from things that could harm their physical and mental development.

People may soon be required to upload their passport details or a selfie to websites if they want to view pornography as part of efforts to help protect children from harmful content online.

The new media regulator has said that part of the new Online Safety Code will be telling digital platforms that they must use an effective form of age verification to view pornography on their website.