Overview

• A stipulated permanent injunction was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against Aylo, the parent of Pornhub and Redtube.
• The order requires suspending child sexual-abuse and other nonconsensual content, implementing comprehensive prevention procedures, undergoing third-party reviews, and obtaining annual certifications.
• Aylo must verify the age and consent of all individuals appearing in uploads, remove older content until verification is completed, and establish a comprehensive privacy and information-security program.
• The company must pay $5 million to Utah, with an additional $10 million judgment suspended contingent on compliance with the order.
• Regulators alleged deceptive and unfair practices under the FTC Act and Utah’s consumer law, with the FTC saying operators “turned a blind eye,” and the action follows a 2023 DOJ monitoring deal, a December ruling limiting Section 230 defenses, and an EU investigation announced in May.