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UK porn site traffic plunges since age checks – but VPN use up

Age verification became mandatory on 25 July this year as part of the Online Safety Act

The Independent UK

UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom

Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds

The Guardian - UK

Pornhub Year in Review's Top Search Include First-Time Entry Representing Global Shift in Gender Identity Preferences

Pornhub's 2025 review shows a shift in habits, with a term for feminine adult men entering the top 10, reflecting evolving global views on gender identity and sexuality.

International Business Times UK

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Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that

The tech industry’s unofficial motto for two decades was “move fast and break things”. It was a philosophy that broke more than just taxi monopolies or hotel chains. It also constructed a digital world filled with risks for our most vulnerable.

The Conversation

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

Pornhub UK Traffic Falls 77% After Age Checks — Fueling a Surge in Underground and Unregulated Adult Sites

Pornhub's UK traffic has plunged 77% since age checks began, as users turn to VPNs and unregulated adult sites, raising safety and privacy concerns.

International Business Times UK

Crisis on the Right as Heritage Foundation President Roberts Seems to Go Groyper

As Jewish Insider reports: Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts doubled down on the influential conservative group's support for Tucker Carlson,… The post Crisis on the Right as Heritage Foundation President Roberts Seems to Go Groyper appeared first on Reason.com.

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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

‘We’re here to help’: how Ofcom is urging porn sites to follow the Online Safety Act

Amid the feathered dancers at an adult industry event, regulators with clipboards have been advising compliance

The Guardian - UK

Australians will have to verify their age to watch pornography from Monday. Here’s what you need to know

Measures could include photo ID, facial age estimation, credit card checks and confirmation of age by a parent

The Guardian - AU

The Federal Trade Commission Goes After Pornhub

Plus: Nepal bans social media platforms and kills protesters, MAGA's war on the tech industry intensifies, and more...

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

The Independent UK

Voices: Men, you’ve really got to hand it to the porn-blockers…

COMMENT: As the number of visits to adult sites halves in just a fortnight following the introduction of age verification, is it time to thank the women behind the Online Safety Act who helped them kick their dirty habit, asks Claire Cohen

The Independent UK

Children’s exposure to porn higher than before 2023 Online Safety Act, poll finds

Children’s commissioner for England says findings show little had improved despite new law and tech firms’ promises

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UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act

Evening Standard

OPINION - Young men are turning off porn. Think that's a good thing? You're wrong

It’s 2012. I’m with a group of school friends in someone’s bedroom and someone is passing around a laptop, which is blaring something disgusting (and probably illegal) on Pornhub. Several people in the room have not yet had sex, yet everyone has seen sex — just online.

Evening Standard

Surge in VPN use as new age verification laws come into force

Proton VPN has recorded a surge in sign ups

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

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Evening Standard

Websites operating in the UK with pornographic content must now age-check users

People in the UK now face new checks to verify their age when trying to access porn sites

PC Gamer

Steam's got a new rule that puts the kibosh on 'certain kinds of adult only content' that make Visa and Mastercard sad

The new rule seemingly coincided with a large number of adult games being delisted from the platform.

GamesRadar

Steam now prohibits games that violate the "rules and standards" of payment processors, banks, and more, and users are worried it might affect more than just "certain kinds of adult-only content"

Many adult games have been removed from Steam in the last day

International Business Times UK

Reddit, PornHub Set UK Age Restriction: How Will This Affect Your Browsing?

From July 25, UK users must verify their age to access adult content on Reddit and PornHub, raising privacy concerns and changing online browsing habits.

The Guardian - US

AI companies start winning the copyright fight

Tech firms notch victories in battle over copyrighted text, Trump’s gold phone, and online age checks

The Texas Tribune

Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules

The case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law.

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

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