The internet is changing rapidly, and adult entertainment is no exception: Porn sites operating in 17 U.S. states must now verify that their users are adults with a government-issued ID or some other suitable method of proving their identity—which is not necessarily something you want to do every time you visit an adult site.
In response, Pornhub , as well as other sites under parent company Aylo , have gone dark in each state in protest . As such, many users across these states are now searching for the best VPNs (virtual private networks) to install on their devices so they can still access the site. As of Jan.
1, three states—Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina—now require sites like Pornhub to ensure visitors are adults. They join a list of states that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Texas, and Virginia—all of which have lost access to Pornhub and Aylo sites. Georgia will join this list in July, once its similar law is enacted.
Louisiana is the only state with one of these laws Aylo works with, utilizing the state's digital license program, " LA Wallet ," to verify users. If you attempt to load the site in one of the other 17 states, however, you'll see, in part, something like this message: "[Age verification] bills have failed to protect minors, by driving users from those few websites which comply, to the hundreds of thousands of websites with far fewer safety measu.