Pornhub Blocks Utah Users From Its Site to Protest Age-Verification Law
The pornography website Pornhub blocked all internet users in Utah from accessing the explicit content on its pages in protest of an age-verification law that requires providing identification and was set to go into effect on Wednesday.
The law is intended to protect minors from exposure to explicit adult content, its supporters have said, but Pornhub has said that the measure is too restrictive.
Utah users attempting to visit the Pornhub website are now met with a video message from Cherie DeVille, an adult performer and member of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee. In it, she tells them that “until a real solution is offered” the website will be inaccessible in the state.
“While safety and compliance are at the forefront of our mission, giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users and, in fact, will put children and your privacy at risk,” Ms. DeVille says in the video. “In addition, mandating age verification without proper enforcement gives platforms the opportunity to choose whether or not to comply.”
Source: The New York Times
