英国成人网站流量猛跌47%, UK adult site traffic plunged 47% post new age verification rules, pushing some users to VPNs or smaller sites.

在新的年龄核查规则于7月25日生效后,英国成人网站流量暴跌。 UK adult website traffic plummeted after new age verification rules took effect on July 25. Pornhub的访客减少了47%,两周内损失了100多万用户,而XVideos和OlynFans的交通流量也大幅下降。 Pornhub saw a 47% drop in visitors, losing over one million users in two weeks, while XVideos and OnlyFans also experienced significant traffic declines. 旨在防止未成年人获取明确内容的《在线安全法》,迫使一些用户进入较小、管制较少的网站,或使用自愿保单绕过检查。 The Online Safety Act, aimed at preventing minors from accessing explicit content, has driven some users to smaller, less regulated sites or to use VPNs to bypass the checks. 批评者担心这可能导致极端内容消费的上升。 Critics worry this could lead to a rise in extreme content consumption.