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Pornhub faces UK Ofcom investigation into age checks
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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.
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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.
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4 sources · 23 Sep 2026
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