{"id":25314,"date":"2026-10-07T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/pornhub-returns-to-australia-after-banning-access-due-to-age-verification-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:38:00","slug":"pornhub-returns-to-australia-after-banning-access-due-to-age-verification-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/pornhub-returns-to-australia-after-banning-access-due-to-age-verification-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian adults again able to access the world\u2019s most popular porn site after parent company introduces age checking via Apple devices<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australian adults will be able to access Pornhub once again after the site brought in age-checking on Apple devices in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/sep\/13\/australians-will-verify-age-photo-id-facial-recognition-to-watch-pornography-from-december\">legal requirements that initially saw the site block users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Aylo, the parent company of the most popular porn site on the internet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/06\/porn-websites-begin-blocking-australian-users-as-deadline-for-age-verification-compliance-looms\">blocked Australian users<\/a> after online safety codes required adult websites verify users as being 18 or older or face potential fines of $49.5m.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/oct\/07\/pornhub-returns-australia-apple-age-verification-rules-child-safety-ntwnfb\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ae5415b46aecfb398b1529a993e91833cb19008b\/406_0_4055_3244\/master\/4055.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=a2c8ceb7b41b746016bc4f4b93629e71\" title=\"Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules\" \/>Australian adults again able to access the world\u2019s most popular porn site after parent company introduces age checking via Apple devices<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<br \/>\nAustralian adults will be able to access Pornhub once again after the site brought in age-checking on Apple devices in response to legal requirements that initially saw the site block users.<br \/>\nIn March, Aylo, the parent company of the most popular porn site on the internet, blocked Australian users after online safety codes required adult websites verify users as being 18 or older or face potential fines of $49.5m. 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