Pornhub Pulls Out of Texas Over Age-Verification Law Protest

Pornhub logo (Nikolas Kokovlis-NurPhoto-Getty Images)
Pornhub logo (Nikolas Kokovlis-NurPhoto-Getty Images)

*Due to objections regarding a state law mandating age verification to deter minors from accessing the site, Pornhub has disabled its services in Texas.

It seems PornHub wants your children so bad they got mad about it and left Texas.

In a statement, the popular pornography site noted that it made the “difficult decision” to “disable access” in Texas, Complex reports. 

“As you may know, your elected officials in Texas are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website,” reads the message displayed to users in the state. “Not only does this impinge on the rights of adults to access protected speech, it fails strict scrutiny by employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive means of accomplishing Texas’s stated purpose of allegedly protecting minors.”

Earlier this year, Pornhub blocked access in North Carolina and Montana over bills regulating access for underage users. The site is also unavailable in Mississippi, Utah, and Virginia.

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“Providing identification every time you want to visit an adult platform is not an effective solution for protecting users online, and in fact, will put minors and your privacy at risk,” the message on Pornhub’s website states.

“The safety of our users is one of our biggest concerns. We believe that the only effective solution for protecting minors and adults alike is to verify users’ age on their device and to either deny or allow access to age-restricted materials and websites based on that verification,” the message continues.

The company claims that the age verification procedures will redirect users to other websites lacking adequate safety measures.

“Texas has a right to protect its children from the detrimental effects of pornographic content,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, per Houston Chronicle.

Paxton had previously initiated legal action against Pornhub’s parent company in an attempt to compel its adherence to the law. 

“I look forward to holding any company accountable that violates our age verification laws intended to prevent minors from being exposed to harmful, obscene material on the internet,” Paxton added. 

READ MORE: Pornhub Needs Your Help to Keep from Going Bye-Bye in Certain States over Age Verification Laws | VIDEOs

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