Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office has filed two major complaints against online platforms accused of ignoring Florida’s new age-verification law for pornography websites, which took effect January 1, 2025.

The law, passed as HB 3 and codified in Sections 501.1737 and 501.1738 of the Florida Statutes, requires commercial entities profiting from sexually explicit material to verify that users are 18 or older before granting access.

“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 complaints target multiple companies:

• First complaint: Gethins Limited, Toccata, Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC, Segregated Payments, Inc., and D/B/A Segpay, which together distribute content through xh.lustyheroes.com, a pornographic video game website allegedly lacking compliant age checks.
• Second complaint: Aylo Holdings USA Corp., Aylo Billings US Corp., Aylo Group Ltd., and Nutaku Entertainment Ltd. These companies operate platforms including Pornhub, RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn, SpiceVids, and Nutaku.net. The complaint alleges the sites either lack age-verification tools or employ systems that fall short of Florida law.

Violations of the statute carry civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation. The complaints also request that the court:

• Enter judgment in favor of the state;
• Temporarily and permanently enjoin the defendants from further violations;
• Require compliance with Florida’s age-verification rules and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA);
• Award civil penalties, attorney’s fees, and costs;
• Grant other relief deemed appropriate by the court.

Florida is one of several states that have enacted age-verification laws for pornography sites, following similar moves in Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. Unlike those states, which have already faced pushback from platforms that restricted access to residents, Florida is taking the next step by filing enforcement actions in court.