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1. 2 today 5:08 AM

   Ofcom opens formal investigation into Aylo

   Ofcom launched an investigation into Aylo's reliance on Apple's device-based age-check signals, saying Aylo may not have conducted sufficient due diligence and testing before adopting the process, and stressing the compliance duty rests with the service provider, not Apple.

   “Online age checks are a vital protection to prevent children from encountering inappropriate or harmful material, including pornography. We expect tech firms to ensure age checks are highly effective before introducing them. Anything less could leave children at risk.”

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     Pornhub faces UK investigation over age checks https://www. euractiv.com/news/pornhub-face s-uk-investigation-over-age-checks/?utm_source=eac&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40euractiv_politics%40eupolicy.social

     euractiv_politics@eupolicy.socialMastodon16h agoview on Mastodon ↗

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     I think it’s bad that Ofcom are choosing to investigate someone using the Apple age API as it’s arguably better your phone sends a signal to say you are over 18 then you have to upload a load of data

     SecTeffr/ukpolitics10h agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗

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2. 1 today 4:18 AM

   Technical details of the age-check integration surface

   A detailed account of Ofcom's investigation notes it will examine how Aylo integrated Apple's third-party age signals into its own age assurance process and whether adequate due diligence and testing preceded that integration.

   “The process relies on signals from a third-party (Apple) that suggest UK iOS/iPadOS users attempting to access Pornhub may have completed Apple’s age checks.”

   1. 6 outlets Pornhub's age checks are being investigated in the UK.

      first by The Verge, 17h ago · also The Independent, Ofcom, BBC, FT, The Register

      5 more headlines

      • Pornhub investigated by UK watchdog over age checks The Independent · 17h ago
      • Ofcom launches investigation into Pornhub's age checks Ofcom · 17h ago
      • Pornhub investigated over its age checks BBC · 17h ago
      • Pornhub's age checks probed by UK watchdog Financial Times · 17h ago
      • British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks The Register · 15h ago
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     Interesting: Ofcom, PornHub, and the OSA: > The process relies on signals from a third-party (Apple) that suggest UK iOS/iPadOS users attempting to access Pornhub may have completed Apple’s age checks. Ofcom’s investigation will examine how Aylo integrated these signals as part of an age assurance process and whether it conducted the necessary due…

     neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukMastodon19h agoview on Mastodon ↗
3. backgroundMay 15

   Pornhub restores UK access via Apple's iOS age checks — Pornhub said it would again be accessible to Apple device users after Apple introduced age checks as part of an iOS software update.

4. backgroundFeb 15

   Pornhub blocks all unregistered UK users — Pornhub blocked unregistered UK visitors, complaining that non-compliant sites had drawn away traffic and arguing that only device-based checks from Apple and Google would level the playing field.

5. backgroundJul 15, 2025

   UK's Online Safety Act age-check duty takes effect — From July 2025, all sites and apps allowing pornography in the UK are required to have age checks in place to keep children from accessing adult content.