Pornhub has disabled its site in Texas in response to the state’s online age verification law. The site now displays a message to users in the state that says having to provide an ID when accessing an adult website “is not an effective solution for protecting users online.” Last year,...
The law requires online pornography distributors to first use age verification methods to ensure that all users are 18 or older. "Texas has a right to protect its children from the detrimental effects of pornographic content," Paxton said. "I look forward to holding any company accountable that...
The dispute centers around Texas House Bill 1181, which was enacted in June 2023 and aims to prevent minors from accessing sexual content online. The law requires any website that publishes a certain amount of "sexual material harmful to minors" to verify that every user attempting to access t...
However, age verification is not a new concept on the internet and is widely used for online sales of items across America including tobacco, porn and alcohol. In North Carolina, the purchase of e-cigarettes requires online age verification, and several states have either introduced or plan to ...
Pornhub could continue operating in Texas if it followed HB 1181's age verification requirements and began checking users' IDs. However, the company has expressed concern about doing so, contending that the specific age verification methods mandated by the Texan legislation are "ineffective, haphazard...
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Pornhub requires Louisiana users to verify their age with ID *EDITORS NOTE: This video is from a previous story. Checking out online porn in Louisiana isn't so simple anymore. Instead of clicking and watching, users now have to prove they are actually adults. ...
Pornhubis no longer available in Texas after the company announced plans to protest the state's attorney general's age-verification law. The hugely popular pornography site—whichpulled outof North Carolina and Montana earlier this year over bills regulating online pornography access—has made the "...
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Lawmakers have suggested several initiatives next session to address the online dangers affecting Texas children, including abillfiled by Rep.Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, that would prohibit minors from creating accounts on social media sites and require age verification fo...