23 days ago
Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by children
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 11:44 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by children”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Watchdog Ofcom says site’s age-checking regime may not be ‘highly effective’, as required by the Online Safety Act One of the world’s most visited pornography websites is being investigated by the UK’s communications watchdog over concerns it can still be accessed by children.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Business
Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by children
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by UK children
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
UK watchdog investigating Pornhub over concerns it can still be accessed by children
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian