Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether Pornhub’s age checks for UK iPhone users are strong enough to keep children from accessing adult content. The probe focuses on Aylo’s May 2026 rollout of an Apple-signal-based age assurance process for some iOS users and whether Aylo properly tested and validated it before reopening access; Ofcom said the case concerns Pornhub’s implementation, not Apple’s underlying system.
Why it matters: This matters to UK users, parents, and platforms because Ofcom can fine companies up to £18 million or 10 percent of worldwide revenue and could seek access restrictions for ongoing noncompliance. It is also a test case for how strictly the UK will enforce age-check and platform-safety duties under the Online Safety Act.
2026.09.23
99% relevant
This is the same underlying event: Ofcom’s investigation into whether Aylo’s use of Apple-based age verification for Pornhub in the UK meets the Online Safety Act’s requirement for highly effective age assurance. The article adds Ofcom’s stated concern that Aylo may not have done enough due diligence and testing before deployment, and notes potential penalties and Aylo’s defense of Apple’s device-level checks.
2026.09.23
100% relevant
This article establishes a distinct enforcement story: Ofcom has formally opened an investigation into Pornhub’s specific use of Apple-based age-assurance signals for UK access.
2026.09.23
98% relevant
This article is a direct report on the same event: Ofcom’s investigation into whether Aylo’s Apple-signal-based age assurance on Pornhub is effective enough and whether Aylo did sufficient testing and due diligence before reopening access for some UK iPhone users.
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