Floridians will no longer be able to access the most popular pornographic sites next year because of a row over age-verification laws.
Pornhub will ban people in the sun zone from accessing its site starting January 1, just like it did. it has happened in a dozen other countries.
The move is in response to a new bill in Florida that requires major websites to verify the age of people using their sites, using government-issued IDs or similar documents.
Pornhub said it does not want children to have access to its site, but believes in the law it puts everyone’s privacy at risk.’
A recent announcement it brings the total number of countries blocked to 13: Kentucky, Indiana, Idaho, KansasNebraska, Texas, North Carolina, Montana, Mississippi, Virginia, Arkansas and Utah.
When users in restricted countries try to access Pornhub they will see ‘403 – This country is not registered.’
Americans who visit Pornhub are currently faced with ads such as: ‘You will lose access to Pornhub in 14 days.
‘Did you know that your state requires you to provide your driver’s license before accessing Pornhub. As crazy as this sounds, it’s true.’
Pornhub is set to ban people from entering Florida because of a new age restriction law that requires users to upload IDs
DeSantis signed the bill in March, the main goal of which is to prevent children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts, which he says would give parents more power.to protect their children, and to prevent them from getting big things.
Democrats protested DeSantis’ actions, saying they violated children’s constitutional rights.
Alison Boden, director of the Free Speech Coalition, said in a statement that while the law protects children, it also creates ‘a huge burden for adults who want to find a legal place without fear of surveillance.’
‘Despite what the critics say, (the law) is not the same as showing an ID at a liquor store. It’s confusing and poses a huge risk to privacy,” he added.
Pornhub’s parent company Aylo has said it supports age verification, but said it’s ‘like many authorities around the world have decided to do it. set age verification it is useless, random, and dangerous.’
Aylo’s decision to ban these countries is based on privacy concerns. People must present a government-issued ID to prove they are over 18 years old,” The Verge reported
“Since age verification programs require users to provide very sensitive information, it opens up the risk of data breaches,” Pornhub said.
‘Whether your intentions are good or not, governments have struggled to protect this.
The latest announcement brings the total number of closed states to 13: Kentucky, Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, North Carolina, Montana, Mississippi, Virginia, Arkansas and Utah.
‘It also provides an opportunity for criminals to exploit and extort people through fraudulent or fraudulent AV methods, which are unfortunate and all too common.’
Kentucky lost the opportunity on June 10, while Indiana, Idaho and Kansas were shut out on June 28 and Nebraska on July 17.
Texas it was banned in March after an appeals court upheld an order confirming the age limit given in 2023.
Residents of the Lone Star State who tried to access Pornhub were also greeted with a message: ‘As you know, your elected officials in Texas want us to verify your age before. to allow you to access our website.
‘This not only interferes with adults’ right to protected speech, it fails to adequately evaluate the use of restrictive and overly restrictive measures to achieve Texas’ purported goal of protecting children.’
The Arkansas law, which would have required parental consent for children to create new social media accounts, was struck down by a federal judge in March in a lawsuit. challenging the Louisiana law it is waiting.
The critics say age verification laws on major websites not only violate free speech, but also threaten digital privacy because it is impossible to ensure that websites do not store user information.
Such laws are viewed as a form of censorship by human rights organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
The group warned that this could lead to spying schemes and data theft.
“When information is shared to verify age, there is no way for a website visitor to ensure that the information they provide is not stored and used on this site, or redistributed or sold,” Electronic Frontier Foundation. he wrote last year.
