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Pornhub to block five more states over age verification laws


Indiana and Kentucky lose access in the coming weeks.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has criticized the laws as “surveillance systems” that could lead to misuse or theft of sensitive data. Aylo argues that the policy will drive consumers to websites that don’t follow the law and may otherwise fail to moderate their content. So far, Pornhub access has been blocked in states including Texas, North Carolina, Montana, Mississippi, Virginia, Arkansas, and Utah.

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