In the UK, more people will now be able to access Pornhub again, as long as users can check their age on an iPhone. The website’s parent company, Aylo, announced that it is welcoming back “age-verified” iOS users after Apple launched a device-based age verification solution with iOS 26.4. Aylo explained in its update that it has been advocating for device-based age verification all along because it can protect people’s privacy and keep minors off adult platforms at the same time.
Pornhub stopped giving new UK users full access to its website in February, citing the Online Safety Act’s age verification requirements. The law, which took effect last year, requires adult websites to implement “highly effective” methods to ensure that minors cannot access any age-inappropriate content. But Aylo claimed at the time that only device-based verification could provide sufficient protection for user data.
With the release of iOS 26.4 in the UK, Apple began asking users in the region to verify their age. They must now prove they are 18 or older before they can access “certain services or features, or perform certain actions on their account.” New users will be able to verify their age by linking a credit card to their account or scanning an ID. Apple will verify accounts of saved payment methods for people who have had an account for a while.
“In our view, Apple’s UK device-level age verification update provides one of the strongest, hardest-to-evade protections currently available to prevent minors from accessing age-inappropriate content,” Aylo wrote. Now age-verified iOS users in the UK will “enjoy a standard adult user experience” when visiting Pornhub.