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Earlier this month, the UK government announced that a new system was coming into place to prevent children from accessing porn .

The system will force users to prove their age before accessing sites like PornHub and YouPorn.

While the new system was reported by many outlets to be rolling out on April 1, the government has confirmed that this isn't the case.

Speaking to Mirror Online, a DCMS spokesperson confirmed that the official rollout plans will be announced shortly.

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The spokesperson added: "Introducing age verification is a world-leading step forward to protect children.

"Adult content is currently too easy to access on the internet, we’re making sure the protections that exist for children offline are provided online too.”

This wouldn't be the first time that the roll-out of the scheme has been delayed.

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The legislation was originally passed back in 2017, and in a blog last year, the UK government claimed it would be rolled out by the 'end of the year.'

Once the change has been rolled out, anyone attempting to access porn sites from UK devices will be re-directed to a non-pornographic ‘landing-page.’

There, they’ll be prompted to enter an email address and password, and verify their age using a passport, driving license or credit card.