Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed complaints against multiple pornography websites for violating Florida's age-verification law by not verifying users' ages, allowing children access to harmful material. The law requires such sites to implement age verification, and violations can result in fines up to $50,000 per violation. The complaints seek injunctions, civil penalties, and compliance with the law.
The complaints request the court to enter judgment against the defendants, issue a permanent injunction to prevent future violations, award civil penalties, attorney's fees, and costs, and require compliance with Florida's age-verification law and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with third-party age verification service providers, customer terms of service/end-user license agreements, and payment processing agreements (especially for entities like Segpay). Key clauses to examine include: mandatory age verification obligations, specific compliance with Florida Statutes Sections 501.1737 and 501.1738, audit rights to verify age verification system efficacy, indemnification provisions covering violations of age verification laws, and data handling terms related to age verification (e.g., storage of age-attestation data). Changes may be needed to integrate robust, law-compliant age verification methods (e.g., digital identity verification), update terms to explicitly require age checks before content access, add penalties for non-compliance, and ensure third-party verifiers meet statutory standards. Employment contracts with compliance officers may also require updates to reflect new verification duties.
Entity
Gethins Limited, Toccata, Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC, Segregated Payments, Inc., D/B/A Segpay, Aylo Holdings USA Corp., Aylo Billings US Corp., Aylo Group Ltd, Nutaku Entertainment Ltd.
Also known as: Gethins, Toccata, Segpay, Aylo, Nutaku
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Media & EntertainmentOfficial Press Release
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-files-complaints-against-pornography-websites-violating
gethins ltd et al complaint
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2025-09/gethins-ltd-et-al-complaint.pdf
aylo holdings et al complaint
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2025-09/aylo-holdings-et-al-complaint.pdf
Florida Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/privacy
"Gethins Limited, Toccata, Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC, Segregated Payments, Inc., and D/B/A Segpay."
"Aylo Holdings USA Corp., Aylo Billings US Corp., Aylo Group Ltd, and Nutaku Entertainment Ltd."
"Section 501.1737 and 501.1738, Florida State Statutes"
"Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA)"
"Sections 501.1737(5)(a) and 501.2075, Florida Statutes"
"failed to implement the safeguards required to verify users’ ages before granting access to pornographic material."
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