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Pornhub faces UK Ofcom investigation into age checks

Published

23 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Consumer

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 24 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Aylo, the service provider of Pornhub, is under UK Ofcom investigation for potentially ineffective age checks designed to block children from accessing pornographic content, focusing on the integration and due diligence of third-party age verification methods.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Consumer, and 4 sources have reported it.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face tighter scrutiny on age verification methods as Ofcom questions third-party checks on Pornhub. Now is the time to review your compliance with UK online safety rules or risk exclusion from this market.

◆ Coverage

4 sources · 23 Sep 2026

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