Pornhub is banned in 17 US states leaving tens of millions without access... is your state one of them?
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Tens of millions of Americans are unable to access Pornhub amid a fight over privacy laws. Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, has blocked people in 17 states from visiting the adult site due to new age-verification laws. The 17 states, all based in the South or Midwest, recently began requiring users provide state-approved identification, such as a passport or driver's license, to prove they are over 18 to access content.
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States first started introducing the legislation in 2023 due to growing political concerns over minors viewing inappropriate online material. But Pornhub and other critics argue that the age verification requirement violates user privacy and puts their personal data at risk.
The states where Pornhub is blocked are: Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Florida. 'Aylo has publicly supported age verification of users for years,' a company spokesperson said.
'But we believe that any law to this effect must preserve user safety and privacy, and must effectively protect children from accessing content intended for adults. Tens of millions of Americans are unable to access Pornhub amid a fight over privacy laws.
'Unfortunately, the way many jurisdictions worldwide, including Florida, have chosen to implement age verification is ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous. 'Any regulations that require hundreds of thousands of adult sites to collect significant amounts of highly sensitive personal information is putting user safety in jeopardy.'.
