FTC and Utah file federal complaint and proposed consent order against Aylo Group over CSAM and nonconsensual material

Margaret Willie Bussey, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce, announced that the Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection filed a civil complaint and proposed consent order in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against Aylo Group Limited and affiliated websites, including Pornhub and RedTube.

The proposed order, the agencies said, would require Aylo to remove previously uploaded videos unless the company verifies that every person depicted is an adult who provided written consent, implement programs to prevent publication of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and nonconsensual material (NSM), establish systems for responding to reports, and put in place a comprehensive privacy and information‑security program. The settlement would require an immediate payment of $5,000,000 to the State of Utah and a suspended additional $10,000,000 if Aylo violates the terms, creating potential penalties totaling $15,000,000, officials said.

"Aylo owns and operates some of the largest and most visited websites in the world, including Pornhub, RedTube," Bussey said, and "they openly, repeatedly, and severely violated Utah's consumer…