Pornhub now blocked in almost all of the U.S. South because of age verification laws

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES

The adult content website  has officially been blocked in nearly every southern state following the passage of laws that require age verification to enter adult websites.

With the start of the new year, 17 states have officially blocked Pornhub, including Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee, as reported by 404 Media.

These states join much of the southern United States, as Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas have also enacted age restriction laws.

Other conservative-leaning states like Idaho, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska and Utah have also enacted similar laws.

The laws in these states now require porn sites to implement an age verification to ensure that their viewers are 18 or older. This could require submitting a document with their age, such as their driver’s license or passport.

If sites fail to screen their viewers, they could be forced to pay heavy fines or could be subjected to private lawsuits.

As a result, many adult websites — including Pornhub — have decided to bar users from states with these laws altogether.