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Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by L4s to c/technology
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Pornhub has shut off access in Mississippi and Virginia to protest age verification laws that can involve checking government IDs. It previously blocked access in Utah.

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[–] ashethursday -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There have been multiple cases of underage girls on PH and SA videos that PH wouldn’t remove when requested by the victim, even a verified account was a trafficked 15 year old. PH is another big corporation that doesn’t give a fuck about people don’t let them fool you

[–] d_cent 3 points 2 years ago

All of that is true and yet it's still the best we have. It says more about how bad the rest of the websites are. The alternatives are awful or will cost money.

[–] d_cent 1 points 2 years ago

All of that is true and yet it's still the best we have. It says more about how bad the rest of the websites are. The alternatives are awful or will cost money.