Pornhub blocks access in one state due to age rule. Is social media next?
By Karah Rucker (Reporter/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Editor/Digital Producer)
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Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
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Pornhub is no longer accessible to residents in Utah after new state laws force the adult content site to verify a user’s age. The move comes in response to Utah’s age verification law, which passed in March and goes into effect May 3.
The new law requires websites with adult content to verify a user’s age before allowing them access.
Pornhub’s terms of service require users to be 18 years or older to use the site. Utah’s new law requires Pornhub to verify all Utah users’ ages, and block accounts of users who don’t supply age verification.
For now, nobody has access to the site until Pornhub decides whether or not to start a verification process. This is what the company did in Louisiana.
Part of Utah’s law will also be requiring social media companies to verify all Utah users’ ages to make sure children aren’t accessing the sites. That law won’t go into effect until March 1, 2024.
KARAH RUCKER: PORNHUB IS NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS IN ONE STATE AFTER NEW STATE LAWS FORCE THE ADULT CONTENT SITE TO VERIFY A USER’S AGE.
SO WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF MAKING SURE ITS USERS ARE 18 AND OLDER – THE COMPANY DECIDED TO DISABLE ACCESS TO THEIR WEBSITE IN UTAH.
THE MOVE COMES IN RESPONSE TO UTAH’S AGE VERIFICATION LAW, WHICH PASSED IN MARCH AND GOES INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK. THE NEW LAW REQUIRES WEBSITES WITH ADULT CONTENT TO VERIFY A USER’S AGE BEFORE ALLOWING THEM ACCESS.
PORNHUB’S TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIRE USERS TO BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO USE THE SITE. UTAH’S NEW LAW REQUIRES PORNHUB TO VERIFY ALL UTAH USERS’ AGES, AND BLOCK ACCOUNTS OF USERS WHO DON’T SUPPLY AGE VERIFICATION.
FOR NOW — NOBODY HAS ACCESS TO THE SITE UNTIL PORNHUB DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT TO START A VERIFICATION PROCESS — LIKE HOW THEY’RE CURRENTLY DOING IN LOUISIANA.
PART OF UTAH’S LAW — WILL ALSO BE REQUIRING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO VERIFY ALL UTAH USERS AGES – TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN AREN’T ACCESSING THEIR SITES. THAT LAW WON’T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL MARCH FIRST 2024.
BUT WILL PORNHUB BE THE PRECEDENT — WHERE THE WORKAROUND FOR THE COMPANIES IS TO DISABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE IN ORDER TO AVOID AGE VERIFICATION.
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Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
Click to see story on CNNPornhub stops service in Utah as age verification law goes into effect
Click to see story on NY Daily NewsPornhub goes dark in Utah to protest age verification law
Click to see story on The VergeHeadline Unavailable
Click to see story on AxiosPornhub, the largest porn site in the US, blocks Utahns ahead of new age verification law
Click to see story on Salt Lake TribunePornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site
Click to see story on VicePornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age verification law
Click to see story on EngadgetPornhub Blocks Access to Its Website in Utah to Protest State’s Age Verification Law
Click to see story on GizmodoPornhub Just Blocked the Entire State of Utah
Click to see story on FuturismPornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law
Click to see story on BBC NewsPornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
Click to see story on KIFIPornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law that requires users to upload photo ID
Click to see story on WIONPorn Site Blocks Access in Utah
Click to see story on Political WirePornhub shocks Utah by restricting access over age-verification law
Click to see story on Ars TechnicaPornHub blocks users in Utah, over age verification law
Click to see story on East Idaho NewsPornhub blocks all Utah traffic in response to new age verification law
Click to see story on ABC 4Pornhub walls off Utah in age-verification law protest
Click to see story on theregister.comPornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
Click to see story on Albany HeraldPornhub blocks Utah in protest of new age-verification law
Click to see story on Fox 13 nowPornhub blocks Utah users in response to conservative state’s age verification law
Click to see story on The SpectrumPornhub blocks access in Utah to protest age verification law
Click to see story on Washington TimesPornhub blocks access to all users in Utah over state’s new age verification law
Click to see story on New York PostPornhub blocks access for entire US state
Click to see story on Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]Pornhub BLOCKS users in Utah over age-verification law
Click to see story on The Post MillennialPornhub Blocks Utah in Response to Age Verification Law
Click to see story on timcastPornHub Blocks Utah Residents From Site In Protest Of Law Requiring Age Verification
Click to see story on The Daily CallerPornhub Blocks Access in Utah After State Passes New Age Verification Law
Click to see story on The Epoch TimesPornhub Blocks Utah Users over Age-Verification Law
Click to see story on National Review‘Fantastic News’: Top Porn Site Blocks Utah Access in Protest of Age-Verification Law
Click to see story on CBNPornhub Blocks Access In Utah After State Passes New Age Verification Law
Click to see story on Zero HedgePornhub blocks access to users in Utah over age verification law
Click to see story on Fox NewsPornhub Blocks Access to Site from Utah in Response to Age Verification Law
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