UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

<p>Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act</p><p>British visits to popular pornography sites have slumped following the introduction of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/24/what-are-the-new-uk-online-safety-rules-and-how-will-they-be-enforced">strict age checks last month</a>, data shows.</p><p>Daily visits to Pornhub, the UK’s most used porn site, fell from 3.6m on 24 July, the day before age-gating was introduced, to 1.9m on 8 August, a drop of 47%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/13/porn-site-traffic-falls-online-safety-act-age-checks">Continue reading...</a>