France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Pornhub is owned by a Canadian company. Could the owners block US access to protest Trump’s takeover hopes? Pornhub’s troubled parent company MindGeek, since rebranded as Aylo, was acquired by Montreal-based Ethical Capital Partners equity group in March 2023 The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Porn companies must take strong action to protect privacy and prevent future harms At a time of increased emphasis on buying Canadian, the country’s porn consumers can presumably rest easy. A Canadian business, Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), owns the world’s largest porn website, Pornhub. But do Canadian porn users have nothing to worry about? The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025
UK age verification: How will it work for porn sites and when does it come into force? PornHub and other popular adult websites blocked access to their sites in large parts of the US after similar age verification rules were introduced The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
‘It isn’t just about porn’: What the US PornHub ‘ban’ is really about Age verification laws designed to block children from online porn sites are sweeping the US, Io Dodds writes. But do they actually protect children, or is there another agenda at work? The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025
Florida experiences a huge 1,150% surge in VPN use as Pornhub blocks access in response to age-verification law Pornhub's parent company describes the age-verification methods mentioned in the laws to be "ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous." Tom’s Hardware · Jan 6, 2025
Florida porn law sees 10-fold increase in VPN demand Porn restrictions are now in place across 17 US states, with more to follow The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025
Pornhub Now Blocked in Nearly Every Southern US State Pornhub has officially been blocked in nearly every southern state following the passage of laws that require age verification to enter adult websites. International Business Times · Jan 3, 2025
Pornhub Officially Blocked in Nearly Every Southern US State Pornhub has officially been blocked in nearly every southern state following the passage of laws that require age verification to enter adult websites. Latin Times · Jan 3, 2025
Porn ban mapped: Pornhub now blocks visitors in a third of US states Florida and South Carolina are the latest to restrict access to adult websites The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025
An activist tried to take down trafficking on Pornhub. Did she do more harm than good? Anti-trafficking Laila Mickelwait’s Traffickinghub campaign helped inspire lawsuits, investigations, and policy changes to eliminate videos rooted in abuse from making it onto Pornhub. So why is she so controversial? Josh Marcus reports. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024
Pornhub Pulls Out of Seventh State The company leaves Texas over an “ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous” age-verification law. Reason · Mar 18, 2024
Pornhub Halts Texas Operations in Response to State's Age-Verification Legislation A 5th Circuit's temporary stay mandates age verification and health warnings on porn sites Latin Times · Mar 15, 2024
Pornhub suspends site in Texas due to state’s age-verification law Legal experts say a 5th Circuit decision to uphold part of a Texas law regulating adult entertainment websites conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding minors’ access to obscene material online. The Texas Tribune · Mar 15, 2024
Reason · Feb 28, 2024 Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Check IDs A federal judge in an ongoing case called the porn age-check scheme unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn't seem to care.
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023 Pornhub parent company admits it made money off sex trafficking Prosecutors said that Aylo Holdings had ‘turned a blind eye’ to allegations that it was hosting nonconsensual videos
International Business Times · Dec 22, 2023 Pornhub Owner To Pay $1.8 Mn To US But Will Not Face Charges The Montreal-based company that owns Pornhub will not face charges over links to a sex trafficking operation but has agreed to pay $1.8 million to the US government and make payments to victims, officials said Thursday.
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023 Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to profiting from sex trafficking and agreed to make payments to women whose videos were posted without their consent
The Walrus · Dec 19, 2023 Can Porn Ever Be Ethical? The new owners of one of the world’s largest adult sites are determined to make the company—and the rest of the industry—safer
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Former teen beauty queen claims she was sex-trafficked and forced into porn Kirsty Althaus claims she was raped, drugged and sex trafficked in a lawsuit bought against pornography platforms, yet another woman who was affected by Girls Do Porn