Starbucks will begin filtering pornography from public Wi-Fi networks in its US stores, the company has told multiple news outlets, including Business Insider and the Verge.

"We have identified a solution to prevent this content from being viewed within our stores and we will begin introducing it to our US locations in 2019," the company told the Verge in an emailed statement.

Viewing pornography has long been banned at Starbucks locations, but until now the company has not had a technological way to enforce the policy in its US locations.

The shift comes thanks to pressure from anti-porn activist group Enough is Enough, which gathered 26,000 signatures in support of porn filtering. The group pointed out that Starbucks promised to begin filtering porn in 2016 but never followed through on that promise. "Apparently, Starbucks cares more about providing paper straws to protect the environment than protecting kids and patrons on its public WiFi," the group wrote last week.

The group has focused on Starbucks because the company has been filtering pornography in its UK stores for several years. Therefore, it says, there's little to stop the chain from expanding its filtering program to include US stores.

McDonalds also promised to filter pornography from its Wi-Fi networks in 2016. It was in a similar position since it also filtered pornography in UK locations. But according to Enough Is Enough, McDonalds quickly followed through on its 2016 promise, while Starbucks dragged its feet.