Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by UK children

Ofcom said it was concerned that Pornhub ‘may not have conducted sufficient due diligence and testing before implementing its new age assurance process’. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

One of the world’s most visited pornography websites is being investigated by the UK’s communications watchdog over concerns it can still be accessed by children.

Pornhub’s age checking regime may not be “highly effective”, according to Ofcom, and could be in breach of online safety laws requiring strict measures to prevent under-18s from accessing sexually explicit content.