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Indiana Sues Pornhub, Dozens of Adult Sites Over Alleged Age-Check Violations

The case tests Indiana’s age‑verification law through allegations of deceptive access practices.

Overview

  • Attorney General Todd Rokita filed the Marion County lawsuit on Dec. 3 against Pornhub and roughly 50 adult sites, many tied to parent company Aylo.
  • Indiana’s law took effect in March and requires age verification before access, yet the suit says content remained reachable through VPNs, proxies, and location spoofing despite public claims of an Indiana block.
  • The filing alleges Aylo allowed at least 11 million videos and photos from 2020 to 2023 without verifying identities or consent while asserting there was zero underage content.
  • Indiana seeks court‑ordered operational changes, civil penalties, and reimbursement of investigative costs, while Aylo has declined to comment on pending litigation.
  • The dispute follows earlier injunctions and appeals over the law, with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a similar Texas statute cited as supportive precedent.