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  1. Dataset. Dataset first published. Every row was checked against primary sources, and each page shows its sources and the date it was last verified.

Recent events

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  1. Germany. OVG NRW rules, in unappealable interim decisions, that the NRW media authority may not for now require an ISP to block Pornhub and YouPorn, because the DSA governs youth protection EU-wide.
  2. Utah. On a joint motion from Aylo and the state, the court stays Aylo's case until the end of the Legislature's 2027 General Session; the parties said lawmakers may consider amending the actual-location provision. A joint status report is due March 19, 2027.
  3. Australia. Partial return: Aylo restores the full Pornhub site for Australian iPhone and iPad users whose age Apple has confirmed; other visitors still see the safe-for-work version.
  4. Utah. SB 73's 2% excise tax on covered sites' sales of digital content takes effect.
  5. Pennsylvania. The Senate Judiciary Committee adopts amendment A04281 (14-0) and reports SB 603 as amended (12-2).
  6. Utah. Federal judge preliminarily enjoins SB 73's actual-location provision, Utah Code § 78B-3-1002(3), on dormant Commerce Clause grounds; the age-verification requirement itself is unaffected.
  7. United Kingdom. Ofcom opens an investigation into whether Aylo's Apple-based age check for Pornhub is highly effective and was properly tested.
  8. Tennessee. The district court denies the Attorney General's motion to dismiss the challengers' amended complaint, so the case proceeds.
  9. Ireland. Coimisiún na Meán opens its first Online Safety Code investigation, into X's age assurance and parental controls.
  10. Missouri. RSMo § 407.3405 takes effect.
  11. France. Arcom opens proceedings against 31 more pornographic sites without age verification.
  12. Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe approves HCS for HB 1839, 2921 & 3015, which the legislature passed on May 13, 2026.
  13. Ireland. The Seanad agrees the bill's Second Stage without a division. The Government does not oppose it but says it conflicts with the Digital Services Act and the GDPR. Committee Stage, ordered for 14 July 2026, has not been taken.
  14. Italy. AGCOM orders Escort Advisor, run by a Swiss company, blocked for Italian users.
  15. Ireland. Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2026 introduced in the Seanad (First Stage).
  16. Iowa. HF 864 takes effect.
  17. Iowa. Pornhub blocks visitors in Iowa, PCMag reports.
  18. United Kingdom. Ofcom's June bulletin reports fines for First Time Videos LLC (£80,000) and 4chan (£540,000 in total, partly for failing to use highly effective age assurance).
  19. Kansas. The last of the four private federal suits (against Pump Lab, SL) is dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.
  20. Brazil. ANPD begins preventive monitoring of 18 adult sites, including Pornhub, for age-verification compliance.
  21. European Union. EU Court of Justice (C-188/24) holds member states may require age verification from porn sites based in other member states if they follow the e-commerce directive's procedure.
  22. France. EU Court of Justice (C-188/24) holds France may require age verification from porn sites based in other member states if it follows the e-commerce directive's procedure.
  23. West Virginia. HB 4412 takes effect, 90 days from passage.
  24. West Virginia. Pornhub blocks visitors in West Virginia, PCMag reports.
  25. France. Pornhub reopens in France in a safe-for-work version: explicit content is hidden and new registrations are closed.
  26. Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds signs HF 864 after the Senate (46-0) and House (82-2) passed the final version on April 29-30, 2026.
  27. United Kingdom. Ofcom fines Youngtek Solutions Ltd £600,000.
  28. France. Paris Administrative Court rejects Aylo's challenge to the order designating its sites.
  29. Utah. SB 73 takes effect: Division of Consumer Protection enforcement and rulemaking, a safe harbor for approved methods, the actual-location (VPN) provision and a bar on sites facilitating circumvention of age checks.
  30. United Kingdom. Aylo announces it is readmitting UK users on iOS 26.4 or later who have confirmed their age through Apple's built-in check; other new users stay locked out.
  31. Canada. After passing the Senate on 15 April 2026, S-209 receives first reading in the House of Commons; second-reading debate began on 24 September 2026.
  32. Utah. Aylo Freesites and Aylo Group sue Utah's Division of Consumer Protection and Department of Commerce in federal court over SB 73's actual-location provision.
  33. Italy. TAR Lazio annuls the extension of the rules to providers established in other EU states, including Pornhub's operator, in four parallel judgments.
  34. West Virginia. Gov. Patrick Morrisey approves HB 4412 (Child Online Protection and Liability Act).
  35. European Union. Commission preliminarily finds Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos in breach of the DSA for admitting users by click-through self-declaration.
  36. Canada. The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee reports S-209 with amendments, adding administrative monetary penalties and leaving the coming-into-force date to the government.
  37. Ohio. After passing the House 95-1 on March 18, HB 84 is introduced in the Senate; it would narrow the interactive-computer-service exemption and add civil penalties of up to $100,000 a day. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 25.
  38. Brazil. Decreto nº 12.880/2026 regulates the ECA Digital: pornography providers must run their own age verification, and self-declaration cannot unlock content.
  39. Italy. AGCOM orders its first DNS blocks of two Italian porn sites that ignored its warning.
  40. Brazil. The ECA Digital takes effect, requiring reliable age verification for pornographic content.