Pornhub Suspends Services in Texas Over Age Verification Law
The adult website blocks access in protest of a law it deems ineffective and harmful to privacy, as the legal battle continues.
- Pornhub blocks access to its site in Texas in response to a state law requiring age verification for adult websites, calling the law "ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous."
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Texas law, which mandates age verification systems on porn websites, but struck down a requirement for a controversial health warning.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed the decision as a victory, asserting that it prevents porn sites from exposing children to harmful material.
- Free expression advocates and the adult content industry warn that such laws are being weaponized to censor a variety of content, including reproductive rights resources and queer literature.
- Pornhub plans to appeal the ruling, advocating for device-based age verification as a more effective and privacy-protecting method.
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