Pornhub Returns To Australia Age

What happened

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Analysis

How it changed

1. 7 Oct

   In March, Aylo, the parent company of the most popular porn site on the internet, blocked Australian users after online safety codes required adult websites verify users as being 18 or older or face potential fines of $49.5m.

   4 outlets · The Guardian

Coverage 5 articles

• 8 Oct Apple's age-verification feature welcomed by Pornhub ownersApple has reintroduced Pornhub to Australian devices by implementing an age-verification feature for its iOS platform, requiring users to confirm they are 18 or older before accessing explicit content. This move follows a ban in March due to new safety codes aimed at protecting children from inappropriate material online. Alex Kekesi, vice-president of brand and community at Aylo (the parent company of Pornhub)…ABC News (AU)
• 8 Oct Pornhub returns to Australia after seven-month ban over age verification laws - but only on some devicesPornhub resumed operations in Australia seven months after initially blocking Australian users due to the country's stringent age verification laws. Now, however, the service is available again exclusively for users on Apple devices who have undergone Apple’s age-verification process. Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, claims this move aligns with their support for device-based age verification as a privacy-friendly…Daily Mail
• 7 Oct Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devicesPornhub has resumed operations in Australia eight months after it was banned due to new age verification laws, but only for users with Apple devices who have undergone an age-verification process through Apple. The company argues that Apple’s approach sets a privacy-friendly standard by defaulting all devices to child-safe settings unless the owner confirms they are an adult, thereby addressing concerns over data…BBC
• 7 Oct Pornhub returns for Australians, but only if Apple says you’re over 18Pornhub has reinstated access to explicit content for Australian iPhone and iPad users who have verified their age through Apple’s system, seven months after it removed such content due to new age verification laws. The Montreal-based company Aylo, which owns Pornhub, states that this change is based on the robustness of Apple's device-level age verification process. However, the update does not apply to Android or…Sydney Morning Herald
• 7 Oct Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rulesPornhub is now accessible again in Australia after implementing Apple’s device-level age verification system in response to strict online safety regulations. In March, Pornhub had blocked Australian users due to a requirement for adult websites to verify users as 18 or older to avoid potential fines of $49.5 million. The new age-check feature on iOS devices allows users to confirm their age through various methods…The Guardian

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