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VPN apps rocket up download charts in Australia as porn websites begin blocking users

Proton VPN moves from 174th to 19th place as NordVPN goes from 189th to 13th, as porn websites in Australia start requiring age verification for users

The Guardian - AU

Porn age checks 'won't stop' teens from seeking content

Australians are being blocked from accessing porn websites as strict age verification controls come into effect, while VPNs apps have surged in popularity.

AAP

Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms

Several sites now state they are ‘not currently accepting new account registrations in your region’ when accessed from Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Pornhub to restrict access to new users in the UK from next week, company says

Aylo, the company behind Pornhub, said it is withdrawing from the UK market because it claims the UK’s new rules on age verification do not work.

Euronews

PornHub criticises UK’s ‘failed safety system’ as new access is restricted

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The Independent UK

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from next week – with one exception

Pornhub’s parent company said it will “no longer participate in the failed system that has been created in the United Kingdom” as a result of the Online Safety Act’s introduction

The Independent UK

Pornhub will stop new UK users from accessing the site from February, blaming the Online Safety Act

New users will no longer be able to access the site from February 2

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Pornhub to stop new UK users accessing site from next week

Company cites impact of mandatory age checks introduced in summer 2025 under the Online Safety Act

The Guardian - UK

Porn Sites Must Block VPNs To Comply With Indiana's Age-Verification Law, State Suggests in New Lawsuit

It's an insane—and frighteningly dystopian—interpretation of the law.

Reason

The age verification era: Which EU countries are restricting access to adult sites?

Italy is the latest European country to pass sweeping age-verification laws that force users to prove they’re at least 18 before accessing adult websites.

Euronews

Whoops—Ohio Accidentally Excludes Most Major Porn Platforms From Anti-Porn Law

Ohio lawmakers set out to block minors from viewing online porn. They messed up.

Reason

Mandatory age verification set to land in Arizona, adult content sites to geo-restrict their content

Arizona is only the latest US state to enforce mandatory age checks in a bid to protect children online. Yet, some experts warn of privacy implications.

TechRadar

The Federal Trade Commission Goes After Pornhub

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Reason

PornHub operators to pay $5M fine after failing to stop child sex abuse videos being published on websites

‘Pornhub’s operators inflicted grave harm on children and nonconsenting adults by promoting and distributing truly horrific material online,’ FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said

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The Independent UK

Sudden spike in VPN interest as people bypass new age checks for porn sites

UK visitors to PornHub and other sites are now required to verify their age, but people are finding an easy way around the rules

The Guardian - US

US supreme court backs age checks for pornography sites to exclude children

Court’s conservative justices said Texas law requiring online age verification didn’t violate free expression. PornHub had gone dark in Texas in protest of the law

Euronews

Pornhub owner suspends access in France in protest over age verification law

Adult content giant Aylo, which owns Pornhub and RedTube, announced the move after criticising new French child protection measures.

Radio France Internationale

Porn sites go dark in France over new age verification rules

Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn have started blocking French users in protest against a new law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their visitors.

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The Guardian - US

Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law

Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document

The Independent UK

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

The Independent UK

Pornhub is owned by a Canadian company. Could the owners block US access to protest Trump’s takeover hopes?

Pornhub’s troubled parent company MindGeek, since rebranded as Aylo, was acquired by Montreal-based Ethical Capital Partners equity group in March 2023

The Conversation

Porn companies must take strong action to protect privacy and prevent future harms

At a time of increased emphasis on buying Canadian, the country’s porn consumers can presumably rest easy. A Canadian business, Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), owns the world’s largest porn website, Pornhub. But do Canadian porn users have nothing to worry about?

The Independent UK

UK age verification: How will it work for porn sites and when does it come into force?

PornHub and other popular adult websites blocked access to their sites in large parts of the US after similar age verification rules were introduced

The Independent UK

‘It isn’t just about porn’: What the US PornHub ‘ban’ is really about

Age verification laws designed to block children from online porn sites are sweeping the US, Io Dodds writes. But do they actually protect children, or is there another agenda at work?

Tom’s Hardware

Florida experiences a huge 1,150% surge in VPN use as Pornhub blocks access in response to age-verification law

Pornhub's parent company describes the age-verification methods mentioned in the laws to be "ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous."

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