| Afghanistan (AF) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Albania (AL) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Algeria (DZ) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Andorra (AD) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Angola (AO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Antigua and Barbuda (AG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Argentina (AR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Armenia (AM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Australia (AU) | 10/10 | Age-restricted material codes require age checks for adult content | AV before adult-content access | High | Self-declaration alone is insufficient. |
| Austria (AT) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Azerbaijan (AZ) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Bahamas (BS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Bahrain (BH) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Bangladesh (BD) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Barbados (BB) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Belarus (BY) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Belgium (BE) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Belize (BZ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Benin (BJ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Bhutan (BT) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Bolivia (BO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Botswana (BW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Brazil (BR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Brunei (BN) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Bulgaria (BG) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Burkina Faso (BF) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Burundi (BI) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Cabo Verde (CV) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Cambodia (KH) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Cameroon (CM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Canada (CA) | 5/10 | No single nationwide adult-site AV mandate confirmed here | Monitor; federal/provincial counsel | Medium | Active policy environment. |
| Central African Republic (CF) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Chad (TD) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Chile (CL) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| China (CN) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Colombia (CO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Comoros (KM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Congo (Republic) (CG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Costa Rica (CR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Côte d’Ivoire (CI) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Croatia (HR) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Cuba (CU) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Cyprus (CY) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Czechia (CZ) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Denmark (DK) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Djibouti (DJ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Dominica (DM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Dominican Republic (DO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Ecuador (EC) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Egypt (EG) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| El Salvador (SV) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Equatorial Guinea (GQ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Eritrea (ER) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Estonia (EE) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Eswatini (SZ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Ethiopia (ET) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Fiji (FJ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Finland (FI) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| France (FR) | 10/10 | Adult age verification required; active Arcom enforcement | AV or France block | High | Separate from invalidated social-media law. |
| Gabon (GA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Gambia (GM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Georgia (country) (GE) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Germany (DE) | 9/10 | Adult-only closed-user-group / AV framework | Strong AV + authenticated subsequent access | High | KJM/JMStV framework. |
| Ghana (GH) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Greece (GR) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Grenada (GD) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Guatemala (GT) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Guinea (GN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Guinea-Bissau (GW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Guyana (GY) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Haiti (HT) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Holy See (Vatican City) (VA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Honduras (HN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Hungary (HU) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Iceland (IS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| India (IN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Indonesia (ID) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Iran (IR) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Iraq (IQ) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Ireland (IE) | 8/10 | Age assurance for adult content on regulated video-sharing platforms | AV if in scope | High | Applies to regulated VSPS. |
| Israel (IL) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Italy (IT) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Jamaica (JM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Japan (JP) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Jordan (JO) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Kazakhstan (KZ) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Kenya (KE) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Kiribati (KI) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Kuwait (KW) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Kyrgyzstan (KG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Laos (LA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Latvia (LV) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Lebanon (LB) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Lesotho (LS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Liberia (LR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Libya (LY) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Liechtenstein (LI) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Lithuania (LT) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Luxembourg (LU) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Madagascar (MG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Malawi (MW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Malaysia (MY) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Maldives (MV) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Mali (ML) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Malta (MT) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Marshall Islands (MH) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Mauritania (MR) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Mauritius (MU) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Mexico (MX) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Micronesia (FM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Moldova (MD) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Monaco (MC) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Mongolia (MN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Montenegro (ME) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Morocco (MA) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Mozambique (MZ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Myanmar (MM) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Namibia (NA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Nauru (NR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Nepal (NP) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Netherlands (NL) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Nicaragua (NI) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Niger (NE) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Nigeria (NG) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| North Korea (KP) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| North Macedonia (MK) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Norway (NO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Oman (OM) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Pakistan (PK) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Palau (PW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Palestine (PS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Panama (PA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Papua New Guinea (PG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Paraguay (PY) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Peru (PE) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Philippines (PH) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Poland (PL) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Portugal (PT) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Qatar (QA) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Romania (RO) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Russia (RU) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Rwanda (RW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Saint Lucia (LC) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Samoa (WS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| San Marino (SM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe (ST) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Saudi Arabia (SA) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Senegal (SN) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Serbia (RS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Seychelles (SC) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Sierra Leone (SL) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Singapore (SG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Slovakia (SK) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Slovenia (SI) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Solomon Islands (SB) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Somalia (SO) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| South Africa (ZA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| South Korea (KR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| South Sudan (SS) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Spain (ES) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Sri Lanka (LK) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Sudan (SD) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Suriname (SR) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Sweden (SE) | 6/10 | EU DSA age-assurance environment; national rules vary | AV-ready; local-law review | Medium | EU adult-content age-assurance direction applies. |
| Switzerland (CH) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Syria (SY) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Tajikistan (TJ) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Tanzania (TZ) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Thailand (TH) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Timor-Leste (TL) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Togo (TG) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Tonga (TO) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TT) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Tunisia (TN) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Turkey (TR) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Turkmenistan (TM) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Tuvalu (TV) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Uganda (UG) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Ukraine (UA) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| United Arab Emirates (AE) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| United Kingdom (GB) | 10/10 | Highly effective age assurance required for adult content; active enforcement now testing Apple-dependent implementation | HEAA before adult-content access; validate third-party/platform signals end-to-end; reassess after material changes | High | Ofcom opened an Aylo/Pornhub investigation on Sept. 22, announced Sept. 23, 2026, under Online Safety Act sections 12 and 36. It is examining whether Aylo's implementation is highly effective and whether children's-access assessments were suitable and sufficient. Ofcom states the case concerns Aylo's implementation, not a determination of how Apple operates its age checks. A children's-access assessment is required in specified circumstances, including before significant service design/operation changes or in response to evidence of reduced age-assurance effectiveness. |
| United States (US) | 10/10 | Federal + state patchwork; many active state adult AV laws | Use state-specific AV / blocks | High | See U.S. table above. |
| Uruguay (UY) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Uzbekistan (UZ) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Vanuatu (VU) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Venezuela (VE) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Vietnam (VN) | 9/10 | Substantial adult content censorship/restriction risk | Block or specialist local counsel | Low–Medium | Do not assume AV cures illegality. |
| Yemen (YE) | 10/10 | Adult generally prohibited / heavily censored | Block; specialist local counsel | Medium | Primary risk is legality/censorship. |
| Zambia (ZM) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |
| Zimbabwe (ZW) | 4/10 | No specific nationwide adult-site AV mandate verified here | Monitor / local-law review | Low | Not a finding that adult content is unrestricted or lawful. |