As of July 25, 2025, all sites and apps that allow pornography will need to have strong age checks in place, to make sure children can’t access that or other harmful content. This represents the most significant change to how adults access online content in the UK since the internet’s mainstream adoption.
Gone are the days when you could merely click “I am over 18” to prove your age, because sites like Pornhub will now require age verification as per the Online Safety Act. Platforms face fines up to £18 million (€20 million) or 10 per cent of their global revenue. Services that publish their own pornographic content (defined as ‘Part 5 Services’) including certain Generative AI tools, must begin taking steps immediately to introduce robust age checks.
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Source: ComplianceHub News
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