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Pornhub disables website in Texas after AG sues for not verifying users’ ages

Aylo, owner of popular porn websites, is being sued by Texas for violating age-verification laws, resulting in restricted access to their content in the state.
Texas Attorney General claims Aylo must pay $1.6 million for violating the law for 160 days, with fines of up to $10,000 per day.
Aylo expressed support for age verification but criticized Texas' law as 'ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous.

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USA Today

Pornhub disables access in Texas due to the state's age-verification law

Pornhub disabled website access to Texas users due to the state's age-verification law that aims to protect minors from sexual material.

2 months ago·United States

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The Washington Post

What to know about PornHub blocking access to Texas users

The massive adult video site pulled access from Texans over the state’s age verification law, which PornHub says violates First Amendment rights.

2 months ago

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The Hill

Pornhub disables website in Texas after AG sues for not verifying users’ ages

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.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Business Journals

Pornhub pulls out of Texas amid dispute

People in Texas can no longer log into and watch videos on Pornhub because the popular adult entertainment website cut off access to the state over an objection to its age verification law. In a lengthy message posted on Thursday, the site explained its decision to “completely disable access” to Texas and slammed the law in question as “ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous.” House Bill 1181, which went into effect on Sept. 1 last year, require…

2 months ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

Texas shows age verification for pornography sites works - Washington Examiner

Unless you use a virtual private network and hide your location, the most visited pornography site in the world, Pornhub, is no longer available to people in Texas. Shortly after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a state law requiring pornography sites to verify the ages of users, Pornhub blocked access to the website in Texas, claiming the law “impinge[s] on the rights of adults to access protected speech.” Texas is one of several st…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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