The UK's Online Safety Act, effective July 25, 2025, has caused significant drops in pornography website traffic, with Pornhub seeing a 36% decline in visitors. The law requires age verification systems on adult sites, leading to increased VPN usage as users attempt to bypass...

UK regulator Ofcom fined Belize-based pornography company AVS Group Ltd. £1 million for failing to implement effective age verification systems under the Online Safety Act. The penalty includes additional daily fines until compliant biometric age assurance is implemented, with...