Overview
- Aylo suspended access to Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube in France on June 4 to protest a law requiring external age verification by June 7.
- The company argues that mandated third-party checks expose sensitive data to hacks and leaks and deem the measures ineffective.
- France’s digital minister, Clara Chappaz, says the “double-anonymity” system preserves privacy and accuses Aylo of spreading false claims.
- With France as Pornhub’s second-largest market, regulator Arcom estimates that 2.3 million minors visit porn sites monthly.
- Aylo has similarly blocked several U.S. states over age-check laws, while the European Commission develops an app for anonymous adult verification.