Certain States Requiring People to Send their Driver's License to Porn Sites

[ClydeR]

Virginians will no longer be able to access Pornhub, one of the internet’s most popular pornography websites, after the company disabled access to the site in the commonwealth in response to a new law going into effect this Saturday.

The law requires pornography websites to use age verification technology to more stringently determine whether a person is 18 or older to gain access to the site. The legislation passed the General Assembly on a nearly unanimous vote this March. Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, the patron of the bill, told the Mercury this March his legislation aims to address the “epidemic” of childhood exposure to pornography.

Under the law, websites must verify users’ age and identity but can select the specific method of verification, such as uploading copies of government-issued identification or other unspecified commercial technology.

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If you want to look at pornographic pictures and you live in Virginia or another state with a similar law, you'll need to send a picture of your driver's license to the porn site first. Other states with similar laws are Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

Teenagers will never be able figure out a way to bypass these age checks.

[Anebriated]

what will the FBI do with their days now?

[ClydeR]

Traffic dropped by 80 percent for Pornhub after it began enforcing age verification in Louisiana earlier this year, the company writes. After that experience, it decided to start taking its sites offline instead of enforcing an age gate. In May, it blocked access to users in Utah over a similar law. Techdirt reports that the blackout also applies to other websites operated by Pornhub’s owner, such as RedTube.

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Wait a minute. 80% of Pornhub's users were from Louisiana?

[~Rocktar~]

Wait a minute. 80% of Pornhub's users were from Louisiana?

No, just that people don't want to comply so they will fin another site.

[Methais]

If you want to look at pornographic pictures and you live in Virginia or another state with a similar law, you'll need a VPN.

Fixed.

Wait a minute. 80% of Pornhub's users were from Louisiana?