Security News > 2024 > March > PornHub now also blocks Texas over age verification laws
PornHub has now added Texas to its blocklist, preventing users in the state from accessing its site in protest of age verification laws.
The bill requires adult sites showing sexual material to perform age verification to confirm a visitor from Texas is 18 years old.
In February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Aylo Global Entertainment, the owner of PornHub, for not complying with the laws, seeking a $1.6 million penalty and $10,000 per day after that until the site performs the required age verification.
In response, Aylo has now now blocked access to its sites, including Pornhub, YouPorn, Brazzers, Men.com, and Nutaku, from visitors in Texas, displaying a message stating that the new age verification laws are ineffective and dangerous.
"As you may know, your elected officials in Texas are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website," states a message on PornHub to Texas visitors.
PornHub has previously blocked access to its site over age verification laws to visitors in Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Montana, and Utah.