"Since July last year, visitors to adult sites have had to verify that they are over 18 either by providing credit card details, uploading a picture of their ID, or using a selfie to estimate their age. While these rules are intended to make it harder for under-18s to see explicit material, Aylo claims they have 'diverted traffic to darker, unregulated corners of the internet'. As a result, it says it has 'not achieved its goal of protecting minors'."
"'We cannot continue to operate within a system that, in our view, fails to deliver on its promise of child safety, and has had the opposite impact,' Aylo's statement said. 'Despite the clear intent of the law to restrict minors' access to adult content... our experience strongly suggests that the OSA [Online Safety Act] has failed to achieve that objective.' Since July 25, the Online Safety Act has required the operators of online platforms to prevent children from viewing 'harmful content'."
Aylo, the Cyprus-based owner of Pornhub, will block new British users from February 2 who have not previously verified their age. The move follows the Online Safety Act, which requires adult sites to confirm visitors are over 18 through methods such as credit card checks, photo ID matching, or selfie-based age estimation. Aylo contends these measures have redirected users to unregulated parts of the internet and have not achieved child-protection goals. The Online Safety Act mandates platforms prevent children accessing 'harmful content' and exposes noncompliant operators to fines up to £18 million or 10% of global turnover, and potential blocking.
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