Pornhub goes dark in Utah to protest age verification law
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Pornhub has blocked all users in Utah in protest of the state's online age verification law that's set to go into effect on Wednesday, as reported earlier by Vice. Users trying to access Porhub from Utah won't be able to access any content and will instead see a message read by adult performer Cherie Deville explaining why the site has shut down 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," Deville says. Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in...