Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

Pornhub volition soon statesman restricting UK users from accessing its website successful effect to the country's "failed" online information regulations, according to an announcement connected Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it volition artifact users who haven't already verified their property connected the level starting February 2nd, 2026, as reported earlier by 404 Media.

As portion of efforts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, Pornhub began requiring users successful the state to supply impervious of their property by uploading a authorities ID, entering a recognition card, done their mobile network, oregon utilizing different method.

The UK's Online Safety Act became law successful 2023 with the g …

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