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Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub, stated on June 23, 2026, it would not speculate on reports linking the alleged Montreal shooter's manifesto, which mentioned targeting "the headquarters of international pornography companies," to its offices. The company extended condolences to victims' families, noting the investigation remains ongoing. Previously, on May 14, Aylo filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah, challenging its new age verification law, SB73, which requires adult websites to make "reasonable efforts" to verify users are not minors. Earlier, on May 10, a court awarded Aylo $4.2 million in a Pornhits piracy case, significantly less than the $84 million the conglomerate, formerly known as MindGeek, had sought. This followed Aylo's reintroduction of partial access for Pornhub and other sites like YouPorn and RedTube in the UK on May 7, allowing "age-confirmed" iOS users with updated Apple devices to access them thanks to Apple's new device-level age verification system, iOS 26.4. The company had blocked most UK users in January.