UK communications regulator Ofcom launches an investigation into Pornhub’s operator, Aylo, over concerns about how users’ ages are verified.
Ofcom says it has concerns that Aylo “may not have conducted sufficient due diligence” to ensure effective age checks. The probe focuses on the steps taken by the company to verify that users are old enough to view adult content and whether those measures meet relevant regulatory expectations.
Channel NewsAsia and the BBC both report the investigation and the regulator’s stated concerns about due diligence around age verification. While the outlets provide limited additional detail, both characterise the action as a formal look into Pornhub’s compliance with age-check requirements, rather than an immediate finding of wrongdoing.
