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LOS ANGELES—Cindy Gallop, founder and chief executive officer of the “real-world” porn platform MakeLoveNotPorn (MLNP), denied claims that her platform is not compliant with the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act after allegations surfaced that the site exposed minors to age-restricted content without proper age assurance measures.
The allegations emerged after Gallop announced a public education partnership with Samantha Niblett, a Labour Party MP for South Derbyshire in England’s East Midlands. The two are promoting a “Summer of Sex” campaign focused on comprehensive sex education across the United Kingdom. A British tabloid reported that MakeLoveNotPorn was allegedly “breaching” age verification requirements under the law, which is enforced by U.K. digital regulator Ofcom.
Security correspondent Abul Thaer reported that MLNP, described as an interactive sexual education platform, “only allows a 12-second preview before requiring payment, during which viewers can already see explicit visuals.” Gallop disputed that characterization in a statement.
Gallop wrote, “We had a technical glitch with our site, but I’m happy to confirm we were and are fully compliant with the Online Safety Act. We had a temporary disruption due to a technical issue we addressed asap, and can confirm full compliance.”
“It is this Labour government that is implementing the Online Safety Act in order to prevent children from seeing content that is not age-appropriate,” Niblett said. “I was assured MLNP was Ofcom-compliant, having only ever signed in myself using my own age to access the site.”
Niblett has described the “Summer of Sex” initiative as part of a broader effort tied to the government’s approach to addressing harmful online content, including recent measures affecting certain categories of adult material.
