Porn laws

Australia mandates age verification for online porn access from March 9, 2026, with fines up to $32M for non-compliance.

Ofcom targets 22 adult sites with 8 million UK visitors for failing to implement age verification after new July 2025 rules took effect.

Bellesa blocks UK access to its porn site, calling the new age verification law flawed and unworkable. Offers workaround via BellesaPlus.

Pornhub, Reddit, Bluesky and Grindr now use ID, banking and video selfies to verify UK users’ age under the Online Safety Act, enforced from July 25.

Denmark plans to give people copyright over their face and voice to fight nonconsensual deepfake porn. Non-compliant platforms face potentially heavy fines.

Aylo confirms it will meet UK’s July 25 age check rules, while urging global shift to device-level porn verification to better protect user privacy.

UK regulator Ofcom investigates niche porn sites FTVGirls and FTVMilfs for failing to enforce age checks, signaling a wider crackdown beyond major platforms.

France’s porn age verification laws prompt Aylo to block Pornhub and other sites. VPN use surges as France defends the new rules amid circumvention risks.

EU Commission probes Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX & XVideos for inadequate age checks under DSA; non-compliance risks fines up to 6 % of turnover.

US Take It Down Act bans sharing non-consensual explicit or deepfake content, forces sites to remove flagged posts within 48h; violators face up to 3 yrs jail.

Four people have been arrested in Japan for selling what is alleged to be AI-generated images that break the country’s obscenity laws.

Texas proposes Senate Bill 3003 to require age verification for online sales of sex toys, sparking debate on privacy, freedoms and penalties for non-compliance.