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UK Age Verification Sparks 47% Traffic Drop for Porn Sites
8/15/2025
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Story summary
- UK age verification rules for pornography sites caused Pornhub to lose over one million visitors in two weeks.
- Pornhub and XVideos experienced a 47% traffic decrease; OnlyFans saw a 10% drop.
- Smaller, less regulated sites gained more visitors.
- VPN downloads increased, enabling users to bypass age checks.
- Critics caution this trend may lead users to seek more extreme content online.
