Depraved Porn Giant Pulls Out of This American State.

Pornhub is set to block Florida residents from accessing its website, which hosts adult content, starting on January 1, 2025, when recently adopted age verification requirements in the state take effect. In March, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law a mandate requiring pornographic websites to use third-party technology to anonymously verify an individual’s age before they are allowed to access adult content. The legislation is part of a broader effort to protect minors from explicit online content, requiring users to confirm they are over 18 before entering such sites.

An informational popup on Pornhub notified users in Florida this week about the impending restriction, attributing the change to the new statute. Pornhub criticized the measure, suggesting it jeopardizes privacy without effectively barring minors. However, anti-trafficking advocate Laila Mickelwait disputed this stance, pointing out ongoing concerns regarding Pornhub’s data practices, including a class-action lawsuit over alleged user data exploitation.

The Florida legislation is part of a broader trend, with similar laws causing Pornhub to cease operations in several states like Indiana, Idaho, and Kansas. These laws typically receive bipartisan support. A notable example is Arkansas, where both Republican and Democratic legislators unanimously supported age-verification measures.

Support for such legislation is high, with an RMG Research poll indicating that 83 percent of American voters favor federal age verification for online pornography access.

CatholicVote President Brian Burch—named on Friday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as the next Ambassador to the Holy See—emphasized Pornhub’s campaign against age-verification laws demonstrates their effectiveness. “We urge every state legislature in the country to take immediate action to protect children from accessing obscene and dangerous pornography,” Burch contends, noting: “We require age verification to smoke, to gamble, and to drink alcohol. Surely we can protect our kids from this monstrous industry.”

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