British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
Ofcom is investigating Pornhub's Apple age checks, and Aylo says it will fully cooperate.
Ofcom is investigating whether Aylo's Apple-based Pornhub age checks comply with UK Online Safety Act duties that took effect in July 2025. Pornhub reopened access in May 2026 for eligible UK iPhone users who had completed Apple's checks, while new Android and PC users stay blocked. UK traffic fell 47 percent after the rules and was reportedly down 77 percent by October. Aylo's Alex Kekesi said Apple's device-level verification is among the strongest available protections and that Aylo will cooperate fully.
- Ofcom is examining Aylo's implementation and due diligence, not Apple's system.
- Aylo says Apple device-level checks are among the hardest protections to bypass.
- Aylo says it will cooperate fully with Ofcom's investigation.
- Fines can reach £18 million or 10 percent of worldwide revenue.
- New Android and PC users in the UK remain locked out.
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4 min read at theregister.comRegulator wants to know whether parent Aylo did its homework before reopening the door to UK iPhone users
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