If you live in the UK, you probably won't be able to visit Pornhub anymore | TechCrunch

"Aylo, the parent company to some of the most popular tube sites like Pornhub, announced on Tuesday that it will restrict access to its platforms in the United Kingdom, effective February 2. Since last year, Pornhub and other Aylo sites had complied with the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA), which mandated - among other provisions - that websites with pornographic content verify the ages of visitors before showing them content that is inappropriate for minors. Instead of complying with OSA by verifying the ages of its users, Aylo will block access to platforms like Pornhub in the U.K. altogether; however, U.K. users who have already verified their identity will still be able to use their accounts."

"Despite the clear intent of the law to restrict minors' access to adult content and commitment to enforcement, after 6 months of implementation, our experience strongly suggests that the OSA has failed to achieve that objective. We believe this framework in practice has diverted traffic to darker, unregulated corners of the internet, and has also jeopardized the privacy and personal data of U.K. citizens."

"Porn services have a choice between using age checks to protect users as required under the Act, or to block access to their sites in the U.K. There's nothing to stop technology providers from developing solutions which work at the device level, and we would urge the industry to get on with that if they can evidence it is highly effective."

Aylo will restrict access to its adult platforms in the United Kingdom starting February 2, blocking users who have not completed identity verification. Since last year, Aylo sites had complied with the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires age verification before showing pornographic content. Aylo says six months of implementation indicate the OSA failed to prevent minors' access, diverted traffic to unregulated corners of the internet, and jeopardized U.K. citizens' privacy and personal data. Ofcom counters that services can choose age checks or blocking and urges development of device-level solutions. Privacy advocates warn cloud-based age verification collects highly sensitive data.

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