Discussion topic: PIN number and I’m 18 plus
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Message posted on 17 Jun 2026 12:59 PM
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PIN number and I’m 18 plus
I am asked my PIN number and I'm well over 18 plus
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Message posted on 17 Jun 2026 01:04 PM
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Re: PIN number and I’m 18 plus
@N2 Being over 18 is irrelevant it's mandatory daytime protection legislation by law which cannot be overturned by customers or sky
If you are watching age restricted content pre watershed then it'll always ask for the pin regardless of your settings
it's an ofcom regulation requirement that Sky must adhere to and cannot be override by sky or the customer
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/mandatory-daytime-protection#M1014
certain channels like Sky Atlantic and Sky Comedy are taking advantage of a rule change that allows them to broadcast age restricted content pre watershed providing they apply Mandatory daytime protection , that cannot be overridden by the the customer , it seems that Sky have decided to apply this rule to each individual program that the rules apply to rather than the channel, so this means that if you have entered the pin to access the channel and the following program is also age restricted you will be asked to enter the pin again when that program starts even though you are already on the channel
Message posted on 17 Jun 2026 02:22 PM - last edited: 17 Jun 2026 02:24 PM
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Re: PIN number and I’m 18 plus
Looked at the other way, it's the Mandatory Daytime Protection PIN which enables daytime television to carry a far wider range of content than it used to do.
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