NextDNS introduces new feature that allows users to bypass age verification on adult sites
NextDNS, a private DNS service provider, has added a new feature that allows users to bypass age restrictions on some websites.
NextDNS, user X: 'New feature for adults only 🔞! No more uploading photos or government-issued IDs to unknown sites — this new feature removes invasive age verification checks on adult websites. Enable it now in Settings → Bypass Age Verification. https://t.co/02GuFSAT7L' / X
NextDNS rolls out new feature to bypass age verification checks on adult websites | AlternativeTo
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/nextdns-rolls-out-new-feature-to-bypass-age-verification-checks-on-adult-websites/
Some countries and regions, such as the UK, are implementing measures to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content. In the UK, age restrictions based on the Online Safety Act will come into effect on July 25, 2025, and strict age verification will be implemented on adult sites, dating sites, and other similar sites. As a result, it has been reported that the number of VPN service users has increased dramatically.
In the UK, age verification requirements for internet services have been introduced, and VPN service registrations have increased by 1400% - GIGAZINE
NextDNS has introduced a new feature that allows users to bypass age verification checks. This feature must be manually enabled in the settings screen. The description of the feature states, 'This feature automatically bypasses age verification checks on adult sites, etc. By enabling this feature, you acknowledge that you are of legal age to access the content,' making it clear that this feature is not intended for underage users.
With this update, users will no longer be required to submit personal documents, such as a photo or government-issued ID, to an unknown website in order to access age-restricted content.
The Online Safety Act will impose a wide range of regulations, such as requiring providers to monitor for illegal content, introduce age verification, install backdoors in communications, and require legal approval to add or change content. This will not only place a burden on service operators, but also put users at risk of exposing their personal information to service operators. Such an Online Safety Act has been criticized as imposing unnecessary costs on all parties.
While strict regulations are in place, users can easily circumvent them using common methods such as VPNs and private DNS, raising doubts as to whether the ideal regulations that policymakers are aiming for will actually be realized. Gamers have been talking about the 'Photo Mode in Death Stranding,' which allows you to move your character's face, as it is effective against facial recognition-based age verification that requires you to 'move your face.'
Reddit and Discord's UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding's photo mode | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/report/714402/uk-age-verification-bypass-death-stranding-reddit-discord
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