Summary
Pornhub, operated by the company Aylo, will stop its services in France due to a new law requiring stricter age verification for users. Aylo argues that the law threatens user privacy and believes age checks should occur at the device level. Pornhub is also withdrawing from some U.S. states over similar age verification concerns.
Key Facts
- Pornhub will stop operations in France due to a law requiring porn sites to verify users' ages more carefully.
- France is Pornhub's second-largest market after the United States.
- Aylo, the company behind Pornhub, believes the French law could harm user privacy.
- French officials say that the law will reduce children's access to harmful content.
- Aylo also runs other sites like Youporn and RedTube, which will also not be available in France.
- The company has previously withdrawn from some U.S. states for similar age verification reasons.
- The UK and EU are implementing similar regulations to ensure online content is safe for children.
- Aylo is owned by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners.
