Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South
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As of today, three more states join the list of 17 that can't access Pornhub because of age verification laws.
  • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
    777·
    21 days ago

    So people better understand: Pornhub did not get banned by law. There is a law that requires porn sites to verify age with IDs in many southern states. Instead of complying Pornhub location banned themselves.

    • Vandals_handle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      82·
      21 days ago

      You left the most important part out; why is PornHub not complying? Understanding the situation requires knowing the very real concerns about privacy and data security as compliance requires keeping copies of IDs on file for verification.

      • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
        74·
        21 days ago

        IOW: Pornhub refuses to attempt to secure the PII of everyone who wants to visit the site. It’s not within their scope and any website that agrees to do this bullshit is suspect as fuck.

        • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
          21·
          21 days ago

          Afaik Pornhub is based in Québec, which has data privacy/protection laws through law 25 (French, will need to translate it). I’ve had some experience with it on some projects in the last few years, would not surprise me if that was contributing to the decision as well. I’m assuming they would still need to adhere to law 25 and whatever local laws in locations they operate in, could totally be wrong there.

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          7·
          20 days ago

          Especially for something socially embarrassing. That’s just building a blackmail database. Sure, porn use isn’t going to significantly compromise a lot of people, but for some that could end marriages and careers.

          • Ultraviolet@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            20 days ago

            Particularly if one were to stray out of the heterosexual category. I wouldn’t put it past any of those states.

    • Wispy2891@lemmy.world
      15·
      21 days ago

      giving a scan of your ID to the shadiest people on the web doesn’t seem a smart idea.

      also: it’s not impossible for little jimmy to get a copy of his dad driving license…

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
      6·
      20 days ago

      I work for municipal government in Texas and I’m not allowed to write down or take a picture of someone’s DL number or date of birth, which is a bitch when we’re trying to cite a contractor named Jose Gonzales for illegal construction.

    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      21 days ago

      honestly that’s based as fuck. I wouldn’t think the largest porn website would have the ethics to lose out on that much money.