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.
  • 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.