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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed lawsuits against Aylo and Segpay in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, alleging noncompliance with HB3, the state’s age verification law.
One complaint targets Gethins Limited, Toccata Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC and Segregated Payments Inc., collectively doing business as Segpay, which the filing identifies as the operator of the adult-themed video game platform Lusty Heroes.
The second lawsuit names multiple Aylo subsidiaries, citing Nutaku.net, SpiceVids.com, Pornhub.com, RedTube.com, Tube8.com and YouPorn.com for allegedly failing to meet the law’s requirements.
“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.”
Under HB3, violations can result in fines of up to $50,000 per infraction. The suits ask the court to compel the defendants to comply with state law and seek temporary or permanent injunctions to prevent further violations, including under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
The filings follow a similar action Uthmeier brought in August against several European adult websites over alleged noncompliance.
Adult industry attorney Corey D. Silverstein, representing Segpay, said the company has not been formally served and does not comment on pending or threatened litigation. Aylo has not yet responded to requests for comment.
