Pornhub母公司Aylo向Apple、Google与Microsoft发函，主张以“设备端年龄验证”取代“网站端验证”，原因是年龄认证法规正导致平台流量崩塌。在美国已有25个州实施某种形式的身份证验证要求，Pornhub在遵守路易斯安那州法律后流量下跌80%，而英国自《Online Safety Act》实施后，其英国观看量亦减少近80%。Aylo指出，网站端验证促使用户转向未受监管平台，使搜索无年龄限制成人站点的行为呈“指数级增长”。与此同时，加州通过AB 1043，要求应用商店在下载前验证用户年龄，为设备级验证提供政策样本。
行业与研究数据显示，网站端验证执行困难且易被规避。NYU与Phoenix Center研究表明，用户普遍使用VPN或改用未受监管海外网站，使监管效力形同禁酒令式失败。Free Speech Coalition政策主管称，大量用户被导流至盗版、报复性色情或儿童性虐内容站点，合法成人产业受到严重冲击。Apple与Google均指出其已有儿童保护机制，但强调高风险服务仍需自行承担合规义务，而各国法规的激增（如澳大利亚12月10日起禁止16岁以下使用Facebook、Instagram、Threads）正在重塑互联网使用结构。
Aylo主张设备端一次性验证可减少隐私风险并提升一致性管理，认为每台设备应默认为“儿童安全模式”，仅经验证的成年人才能解锁约会、赌博或成人内容。Pornhub自身在2022年上线劝导寻求儿童性虐内容者寻求辅导的聊天机器人，并在2020年调查后加强上传与表演者验证、发布年度透明度报告。加州模式已获得Google、Meta、OpenAI、Snap与Pinterest支持，Aylo认为可作为其他州的模板。
Pornhub’s parent company Aylo sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft arguing for device-based age verification over site-level approaches, citing severe traffic losses under new laws. Twenty-five US states now require some form of ID upload; Pornhub’s compliance in Louisiana caused an 80% traffic drop, and the UK’s Online Safety Act triggered a similar ~80% decline. Aylo reports an “exponential surge” in searches for unrestricted adult sites. California’s AB 1043, requiring app stores to verify user age before download, is highlighted as a model for device-based enforcement.
Industry and academic data show site-based verification is easily bypassed. Studies from NYU and the Phoenix Center indicate widespread VPN use and migration to unregulated foreign platforms, producing a Prohibition-style rerouting effect. According to the Free Speech Coalition, users are being pushed toward piracy, revenge porn, and child sexual abuse material, harming the legal industry. Apple and Google note existing child-safety systems but emphasize that high-risk services must meet their own compliance obligations. Meanwhile, expanding global rules—such as Australia’s December 10 ban on users under 16 accessing Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—are reshaping online access.
Aylo argues device-level, one-time authentication reduces privacy risks and creates consistent safeguards, proposing that all devices default to a kid-safe mode unlocked only by verified adults. Pornhub introduced a counseling chatbot in 2022 for searches involving child abuse material and tightened verification procedures after a 2020 investigation, adding annual transparency reports. The California model has backing from Google, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, and Pinterest, and Aylo sees it as a template for national expansion.