Pornhub blocks access in one state due to age rule. Is social media next?
May 02, 2023
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, the largest porn site in the US, blocks Utahns ahead of new 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
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Pornhub stops service in Utah as age verification law goes into effect
Click to see story on NY Daily News
Pornhub goes dark in Utah to protest age verification law
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Headline Unavailable
Click to see story on Axios
Pornhub, the largest porn site in the US, blocks Utahns ahead of new age verification law
Click to see story on Salt Lake Tribune
Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site
Click to see story on Vice
Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age verification law
Click to see story on Engadget
Pornhub Blocks Access to Its Website in Utah to Protest State’s Age Verification Law
Click to see story on Gizmodo
Pornhub Just Blocked the Entire State of Utah
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Pornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law
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Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
Click to see story on KIFI
Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law that requires users to upload photo ID
Click to see story on WION
Porn Site Blocks Access in Utah
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Pornhub shocks Utah by restricting access over age-verification law
Click to see story on Ars Technica
PornHub blocks users in Utah, over age verification law
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Pornhub blocks all Utah traffic in response to new age verification law
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Pornhub walls off Utah in age-verification law protest
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Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
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Pornhub blocks Utah in protest of new age-verification law
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Pornhub blocks Utah users in response to conservative state’s age verification law
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Pornhub blocks access in Utah to protest age verification law
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Pornhub blocks access to all users in Utah over state’s new age verification law
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Pornhub blocks access for entire US state
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Pornhub BLOCKS users in Utah over age-verification law
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Pornhub Blocks Utah in Response to Age Verification Law
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PornHub Blocks Utah Residents From Site In Protest Of Law Requiring Age Verification
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Pornhub Blocks Access in Utah After State Passes New Age Verification Law
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Pornhub Blocks Utah Users over Age-Verification Law
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‘Fantastic News’: Top Porn Site Blocks Utah Access in Protest of Age-Verification Law
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Pornhub Blocks Access In Utah After State Passes New Age Verification Law
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Pornhub blocks access to users in Utah over age verification law
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