{"id":5426,"date":"2026-05-05T22:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:09:18","slug":"pornhub-to-become-accessible-again-for-some-uk-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5426","title":{"rendered":"Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>It comes after access was limited in February by Pornhub<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Pornhub is set to become accessible again for some users in the UK, as per the adult site&#8217;s parent company Aylo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In February this year, Pornhub restricted the UK from access to its website after citing the tougher age checks which have been introduced for explicit sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>From that moment, only people who had previously made a Pornhub account were able to access its content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This comes after the Online Safety Act brought in measures that stopped people in the UK being able to access the adult site Pornhub without putting in age verification back in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Now, people using apple devices who have already verified their age with the latest iOS will be able to access the site again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Online Safety Act brought in age verification for many online sites. 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