Pornhub sets deadline for UK user access

Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, is partially withdrawing from the UK due to the Online Safety Act, requiring users to complete age verification by February 2 to access the site. After this deadline, visitors will face a block instead of the homepage. Aylo criticized the Act for pushing users to non-compliant sites, leading to a 77% drop in traffic, while Ofcom stated that compliance is necessary for continued access. Aylo’s leaders argue that the law itself, not Ofcom, is fundamentally flawed, complicating effective regulation.

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