Attorney General Uthmeier Sues Major Online Platforms, Including Pornhub, for Alleged Violations of Age Verification Law
Florida is drawing a line in the digital sand. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday the filing of two complaints against a host of online platforms, including industry giant Pornhub, for allegedly failing to comply with the state’s age verification law.
The legal action is the latest move in Florida’s push to protect minors from harmful and explicit online content.
The law, enacted as part of HB 3 and in effect since January 1, 2025, requires commercial websites that publish or distribute sexually explicit material to implement robust age verification measures. Despite the clear mandate, Attorney General Uthmeier says several companies have openly defied the legislation, a claim that has now led to formal complaints in court.
“Florida is committed to being the best place to raise children,” Uthmeier said in a statement. “We passed strong legislation to keep kids from being exposed to harmful and toxic material, and instead of following it, these platforms ignored it. We are taking them to court to make sure they cannot continue bypassing Florida’s common sense safeguards.”
The first complaint names Gethins Limited, Toccata, Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC, and Segregated Payments, Inc., which are accused of operating the pornographic video game website [suspicious link removed] without any compliant age verification process.
The second complaint targets Aylo Holdings USA Corp., Aylo Billings US Corp., Aylo Group Ltd, and Nutaku Entertainment Ltd., the operators of a vast network of sites including Nutaku.net, [suspicious link removed], [suspicious link removed], [suspicious link removed], [suspicious link removed], and [suspicious link removed].
According to the complaints, these websites continue to rack up numerous violations daily, while building a lucrative user base that includes vulnerable children and teens in Florida.
The state is seeking a judgment in its favor, a permanent injunction to prevent future violations, and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation.
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