Overview
- Aylo sent letters this week urging Apple, Google and Microsoft to adopt device- or app-store age verification that shares a reusable age signal with adult sites via API.
- Google said it is developing age-assurance tools such as its Credential Manager API and noted Play bans adult entertainment apps, while Apple and Microsoft declined direct comment and pointed to existing guidance.
- Pornhub reports traffic dropped about 80% in Louisiana and nearly 80% in the UK after complying with new age-verification laws.
- California’s Digital Age Assurance Act requires app stores to authenticate user ages before downloads of apps with adult content starting January 1, 2027.
- Studies and industry groups say site-based checks are easily bypassed and divert users to unregulated venues, as privacy experts warn device-level systems could enable persistent digital IDs and erode anonymity.