Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from next week

Aylo, Pornhub's parent company, said that updates to the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA), requiring age verification, had "not achieved its goal of protecting minors" and had "diverted traffic to darker, unregulated corners of the internet". Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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Pornhub will restrict access for UK users starting next week, citing the country's tougher age verification requirements under the Online Safety Act (OSA). From February 2, only existing account holders will be able to access the content.

Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, states the law changes caused website traffic to fall by 77% in October.
Ofcom, the UK regulator, maintains that the age checks are fulfilling their purpose of protecting children.
Head of community and brand at Aylo, Alex Kekesi, called the decision “difficult” but criticized the OSA for failing its objective.

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