Britain’s media regulator Ofcom opens an investigation into whether Pornhub meets legal requirements to prevent children from accessing pornography online. Multiple outlets report that the probe focuses on the company responsible for the Pornhub service, including Aylo, the platform’s service provider or parent entity, under the UK’s Online Safety Act.
The regulator is checking whether the age-checking system in use complies with duties related to protecting children. The Independent adds that Ofcom has expressed concern that the mechanism Pornhub uses to verify users’ ages may not be “highly effective,” reflecting uncertainty about how well the checks prevent under-18s from viewing adult content. Other reports describe the probe as part of Ofcom’s broader enforcement of child-safety obligations for online services.
Overall, outlets agree on the investigation’s purpose (compliance with child-protection age-check duties) and the regulator (Ofcom), while differing mainly in how they describe which corporate entity is under scrutiny and how strongly they emphasize Ofcom’s assessment of the effectiveness of the age checks.
