Pornhub, Other Porn Sites Now Inaccessible in 17 States

The government never does anything good.

These states are not banning porn, despite the fact that they have a right to do that. They’re making you scan your ID card so your real identity can be tracked online.

Obviously, any kid that wants to look at porn can just go to another website, or he can find an ID image online and scan that. Of course, it’s never explained why porn is better for people over the age of 18 or why the government supports that.

The Independent:

More than a third of US states have now introduced restrictions for online adult content, blocking access to popular pornographic websites such as Pornhub.

From 1 January, 2025, there are 17 states with restrictions in place after Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee became the latest to enforce over-18 age verification laws for viewing porn sites.

Legislation aimed at banning under-18s from viewing adult content in these states – which have a combined population of more than 120 million – typically requires visitors to provide state-approved identification, such as a passport or driving license.

Critics claim that this is a violation of user privacy, with Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn parent company Aylo claiming that it also puts people’s personal data at risk. The company said it has withdrawn its websites from these states as a result of the laws.

“Aylo has publicly supported age verification of users for years, but we believe that any law to this effect must preserve user safety and privacy, and must effectively protect children from accessing content intended for adults,” a spokesperson said.

Well, obviously it’s a privacy violation.

And what is the point when if you believed porn is a social evil, you could just ban it outright?

The point must be to violate privacy, no?

Project 2025 called for the criminalization of pornography.

Further restrictions could be introduced under Donald Trump’s administration, with the criminalisation of pornography among the proposals of the controversial Project 2025 plan drawn up by the Heritage Foundation.

The conservative think tank claims that pornography has no First Amendment protections relating to free speech, and refers to it as “addictive as any illicit drug and as psychologically destructive as any crime” in the 920-page manifesto.

“Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned,” Project 2025 states.

I don’t understand why the media continues to claim Trump is involved with Project 2025 when he’s made it clear he condemns everything in it. The idea that Trump is going to ban porn is ridiculous. Maybe he’ll ban TikTok to fight the Chinese (i.e., posts about Israel). That’s all.