. ▁Labour ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁introduce ▁mand atory ▁filters ▁based ▁on ▁BB FC ▁ratings ▁if ▁it ▁believed ▁that ▁volunt ary ▁filtering ▁by ▁I SP s ▁had ▁failed . ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁give ▁an ▁independent ▁reg ulator ▁such ▁as ▁A TV OD ▁the ▁legal ▁power ▁to ▁comp el ▁internet ▁service ▁prov iders ▁to ▁block ▁sites ▁which ▁failed ▁to ▁include ▁effective ▁age ▁ver ification . ▁The ▁Digital ▁Econom y ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁placed ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁I SP ▁filtering ▁into ▁law ▁and ▁introduced ▁a ▁requirement ▁for ▁I SP s ▁to ▁block ▁por n ographic ▁sites ▁with ▁in ade qu ate ▁age ▁ver ification . ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁single ▁digital ▁market ▁for ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁member ▁states ▁include ▁rules ▁for ▁net ▁neutral ity . ▁These ▁rules ▁require ▁that ▁all ▁internet ▁traffic ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁equally , ▁without ▁blocking ▁or ▁slow ing ▁down ▁certain ▁data . ▁Net ▁neutral ity ▁gu idel ines ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Body ▁of ▁European ▁Reg ul ators ▁of ▁Electron ic ▁Communic ations . ▁It ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁rules ▁might ▁restrict ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁I SP ▁filtering ▁after ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁government ▁suggested ▁it ▁would ▁v eto ▁European ▁net ▁neutral ity ▁legisl ation ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁conflict ▁with ▁web ▁blocking ▁program mes . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁le aked ▁Council ▁of ▁the