Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub and many of the most popular adult sites in the world, announced today that starting February 2 it will restrict people visiting the site from the UK.
In a call on Tuesday, leadership at Aylo and Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), which acquired Aylo in 2023, said that after six months of complying with the UK’s Online Safety Act, it’s made the choice to restrict access in the country entirely. People who have already verified their ages with the current verification system will still be able to access those sites using login credentials, but anyone who hasn’t already done so by February 2 will be blocked entirely.
“Anyone who has not gone through that process prior to February 2 will no longer be able to access [the sites] and they're going to be met with a wall,” Alexzandra Kekesi, VP Brand and Community at Aylo, said. “Basically, their journey on our platform will start and end there.” Users on paid sites will be able to access those sites if they’re logged in; this restriction applies to Aylo’s free video sharing platforms.