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Pornhub blocks 68,000,000 people as UK set for new adult content laws next month

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Published 18:27 5 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Pornhub blocks 68,000,000 people as UK set for new adult content laws next month

Pornhub's adult company has blocked their sites from users in a European country and there are fears Britain could be next

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

Pornhub has pulled out of a European country in protest against new laws, with the UK set to introduce similar legislation.

News broke earlier this year that stricter laws would be introduced when it came to age verification on adult websites.

In the past, users would have to verify that they were 18 or older by simply clicking a box - with no obligation to legally back their claim up.

Adult sites have already started to make moves in Europe, with Pornhub pulling out of France, with clampdowns on NSFW content taking shape over the summer.

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Backlash over the European nation's new age verification rules has caused the website to block access, as objections over a new law that requires porn sites to verify the age of users have persisted.

Late night searches won't be so private anymore (Getty Stock Image)
Late night searches won't be so private anymore (Getty Stock Image)

The UK is next in line to introduce similar laws, come July, as 'robust' age checks are required to be in place by the end of the month.

Aylo, the adult entertainment company behind Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube, officially announced that they'd pulled their sites from all 68,000,000 people living in France.

They claimed that the French law in place would pose a privacy risk to users.

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It remains unclear if the same porn websites would be blocked in the UK when the new law comes into play next month.

It's been suggested that the law would require users to verify their age and identification through credit card details or other forms of ID to confirm they are 18 or older.

The company have stated that device-based age verification is better than asking porn websites to keep track of the age of users.

Alex Kekesi, Aylo's VP for Brand and Community, stated: "All it requires is that the government enforce regulations on three companies – Apple, Google and Microsoft – the three operating system manufacturers requiring age verification at the device level prior to accessing adult content."

Kekesi stated that the French authorities have 'refused' to take this approach, and 'are focused on futile and entirely symbolic regulatory actions which are unenforceable'.

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The adult website has been blocked in France (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The adult website has been blocked in France (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

As a result, they claim that children are not protected and private data is exposed.

Pornhub is currently the world's most visited porn site, and France is one of its biggest markets, ranking in second after the US in terms of audience size, in 2024.

Kekesi said that they have used their platforms to speak to French residents, adding: "French citizens deserve a government and a regulator who are serious about preventing children from accessing adult content.

"They also deserve laws which protect their privacy and safeguard their sensitive data."

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French Gender Minister Aurore Bergé took to X to claim that it might result in less 'violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France'.

She called Aylo's move to pull their sites 'good' after they 'refused to comply' with their laws.

19 US states have also introduced age verification laws that apply to adult sites, in recent months.

LADbible has contacted Aylo for a comment.

Featured Image Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Topics: PornHub, UK News, Adult Industry

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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