UK Regulator Says Porn Websites Must Introduce Stronger Age-Verification Measures

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: In this photo illustration, the age-restriction warning screen of the website PornHub is displayed on two digital screens, on January 16, 2025 in London, England. Today, the UK communications regulator Ofcom issued guidance under the Online Safety Act that will require websites with pornographic material to introduce "robust" age-verification measures for UK users by July 2025. Meanwhile in the United States, the country's supreme court this week heard arguments in the case of Supreme Court announced in July that it would hear oral arguments in the case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, in which plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of HB 1811, the age-verification law imposed by Texas for websites with adult content. Aylo, the parent company of the website Pornhub, has criticised such age-verification measures, saying they simply force users to darker corners of the web that do not require age checks. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)