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VPNs Are Not a Solution to Age Verification Laws


VPNs are having a moment. On January 1st, Florida joined 18 other states in implementing an age verification law that burdens Floridians' access to sites that host adult content, including pornography websites like Pornhub. In protest to these laws, PornHub blocked access to users in Florida....

Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina are now among the list of nearly half of U.S. states where users can no longer access many major adult websites at all, while others require verification due to the restrictive laws that are touted as child protection measures. Despite experts from acrosscivilsociety flagging concerns about the impact of these laws on both adults’ and children’s rights, politicians in Florida decided to push ahead and enact one of the most contentious age verification mandates earlier this year in HB 3. Contact your state and federal legislators, raise awareness about the unintended consequences of these laws, and support organizations that are fighting for digital rights and privacy protections alongside EFF, such as the ACLU, Woodhull Freedom Foundation, and others.

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