Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices

Pornhub has restored access in Australia after an 8‑month hiatus caused by the nation’s age‑verification legislation, but only for adult users who own Apple devices. On Wednesday, Aylo said it was restoring access for "eligible big users successful Australia" who have "confirmed their property done Apple's Australian age‑verification process". The platform had withdrawn from the Australian market in March, arguing that the new laws requiring users to confirm they are over 18 would not safeguard children and "instead creates harms relating to information privacy" while increasing exposure to non‑compliant content. Apple recently rolled out age‑verification checks in Australia, following a similar launch in the United Kingdom. In March, Australia introduced stricter legislation mandating that users verify they are over 18 before accessing adult material such as pornography, R‑rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots. The country’s online safety regulator said the changes would shield children