Pornhub has returned to Australia but only adults with a certain type of device will be able to access the site.
On Wednesday, parent company Aylo said it was restoring access for over-18s in Australia – eight months after going dark due to age verification laws.
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The company said only adults who have had their age confirmed through Apple’s Australian age-verification process will be able to access the site.
The world’s biggest porn site left Australia in March over new laws requiring users to prove their were over 18.
The Canadian company said the new laws would not protect children and instead create issues around data privacy.
Apple recently introduced new age checks in Australia, following a rollout in the UK.
Aylo said it was returning to Australia as Apple has “set a benchmark” by setting default child safety features on all devices unless owners confirmed they are adults.
In March, Pornhub began blocking Australian users in protest of the country’s new age verification laws.
Australia’s new age verification laws took effect from March 9.
These laws reflect phase 2 of the Online Safety Codes registered by the eSafety Commissioner to mandate strict age verification on materials identified as unsuitable for Australian users under the age of 18.
The new law requires websites hosting pornography and age-restricted material to implement safety measures including facial age estimation, digital wallets and photo ID.
These age verification methods are already in place and used by major social media platforms across Australia under Australia’s under-16s social media ban.
Non-compliance carries penalties of up to $49.5 million per breach.
The company has previously taken similar action in the United Kingdom and France, but Aylo has a problematic reputation.
It has previously been found by the US Department of Justice in having profited from sex-trafficking proceeds.
Additionally, the US Federal Trade Commission charged Aylo for deceiving its users about efforts to remove child sexual abuse and non-consensual content from its pages.