Pornhub has disabled its site in Texas to object to a state law that requires the company to verify the age of users to prevent minors from accessing the site. Texas residents who visit the site ar…
  • ctkatz@lemmy.ml
    42·
    8 months ago

    stupid republicans. they were convinced that by putting the squeeze on pornhub they could dictate how that site operates when

    1. this isn’t the web 1.0 anymore. websites have been able to geoblock content for at least 20 years now

    2. vpns exist. it’s not going to stop people in texas from still visiting the site, nor is it the only free streaming porn site and

    3. unless a credit card or drivers license is required, age verification is easy to get around. “this content is restricted to adults 18 and over (21 in utah). by clicking yes you acknowledge that you are of legal age by penalty of perjury. are you 18? (yes) (no)”. I was on adult sites at 16.

    this law proves these people have no goddamned clue how the internet works.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      7·
      8 months ago

      3 isn’t even true. Any child capable of reading has the ability to input their parents info, meaning a bypass for this stupid law is in every single home across the country that has an adult in it.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    8 months ago

    I suspect that the next step was going to be to require PH et al to turn over usage metrics along with the identities of the people using the platform.

    This would give them a very good idea of how many texans are LGBTQ, or into interacial… or whatever else they don’t like.

    • Igloojoe@lemm.ee
      2·
      8 months ago

      I was so happy when the texas republican party turned on him and were going to charge him with all kinds of corruption. Then the shitheads double thought and remembered that corruption is just what republicans do… no charges…

  • Jas91a@lemmy.world
    131·
    8 months ago

    Here have a gun kiddo but don’t you look at some balls unless you’re of age

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Texas residents who visit the site are met with a message from the company that criticizes the state’s elected officials who are requiring them to track the age of users.

    The company said the newly passed law impinges on “the rights of adults to access protected speech” and fails to pass strict scrutiny by “employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive means of accomplishing Texas’s stated purpose of allegedly protecting minors.”

    “Attempting to mandate age verification without any means to enforce at scale gives platforms the choice to comply or not, leaving thousands of platforms open and accessible,” the message said, adding that “very few sites are able to compare the robust Trust and Safety measures we currently have in place.”

    “Until the real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Texas,” the company said, first reported by the Houston Chronicle.

    Paxton released a statement on March 8, calling the ruling an “important victory.” The court ruled that the age verification requirement does not violate the First Amendment, Paxton said, saying he won in the fight against Pornhub and other pornography companies.

    The law asks users to provide government-issued identification or public or private data to verify they are of age to access the site.

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  • Suavevillain@lemmy.world
    6·
    8 months ago

    How about getting parents to do their job when it comes to monitoring their child’s internet content? There are enough parental control tools out there.