Overview
- The BBC has not verified Pornhub’s 77% figure, though Google data show UK searches for the site have fallen by about half since the rules began.
- Ofcom says UK visits to pornography sites fell by nearly one third in the three months after 25 July, describing the change as preventing children from easily encountering explicit content.
- Ofcom estimates daily VPN use rose to about 1.5 million in July before settling near one million, and experts say VPNs can reclassify UK visits or shift users to sites without checks.
- Aylo executive Alex Kekesi says the regime is unenforceable at scale and claims some non‑compliant sites have grown rapidly, while advocating device‑level age checks in meetings with officials.
- Ofcom says it has taken action against fewer than 70 sites and prioritises cases by risk and user numbers, noting most leading platforms now use age assurance and that breaches can draw fines up to £18 million or 10% of global turnover.