No, the Age Verification system (recently delayed[1]) is compulsory that porn sites must implement to be able to trade in the UK. It requires that they perform age verification on everyone accessing the site from the UK. This verification would be performed by supplying ID and linking it to your account.

This is separate from ISP supplied filters in that it applies to the porn companies themselves, not the end consumers. Obviously a company like Mind Geek having your ID and all your porn browsing history is not worrisome at all.

1: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/03/age-verificati...

> maybe this VPN service effectively solves both of those problems.

Sure, for the low, low price of $12/month.

> VPNhub is free and unlimited, anonymous and easy to use, ...

Though I didn't actually RTFM, was posted elsewhere here.

From the article: "there is a premium subscription available that gets rid of the ads and promises faster speeds. In the U.S., this will cost between $12 and $14 per month, depending on the platform."

So unlimited free use, but restricted speed and injected ads. Not horrible, but I'd definitely read the T&C very carefully, I didn't see any mention of what logs they keep.

Whoops, how'd I miss that :/