News Summary:
A last-minute amendment to a Wisconsin age verification bill on February 21, 2026, reignited a national debate over how far state legislatures should police online content and the potential collateral damage to privacy tools like virtual private networks. Previously, on February 3, Aylo, the company behind Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube, blocked access for new users in the United Kingdom, citing tightened requirements for age verification under the Online Safety Act, which aims to prevent children from accessing such content. This followed an announcement on February 2, that Pornhub would implement tougher restrictions for UK users, requiring age verification via a third-party tool after the Online Safety Act came into effect in 2025. On the same day, Pornhub and other Aylo platforms, including YouPorn and Redtube, suspended new account registrations in the UK, stating that local authorities had failed to implement a credible age verification system as mandated by the British law. Aylo had earlier on February 2 stated that new users in the United Kingdom would be unable to access its adult content sites, including RedTube, from Monday, claiming changes to age verification requirements made the internet less safe.
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