During a press conference, Aylo’s lawyers were keen to argue that the blame for its decision should be put at the government’s feet, rather than Ofcom’s, and argued only device-based age-assurance by the likes of Google, Apple, and Microsoft would solve the problem.
“This law, not our regulator, this law by its very nature is pushing both adults and children alike to the cesspools of the internet, to the most dangerous material possible,” Solomon Friedman, a partner at Aylo’s parent company Ethical Capital Partners, said.
“And while there [were] six months by Aylo of good faith effort to be part of this ecosystem, to gather data and share it with the government, the data now really speaks for itself. This law not only is not protecting children, it’s putting children and adults in greater danger online,” he added.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified Solomon Friedman as a lawyer representing Aylo. He is a partner at Aylo’s parent company Ethical Capital Partners. Updated Jan. 27, 2026.