The battle brewing over Utah’s new law requiring visitors to sites like Pornhub to verify their age before watching adult content is set to spread across the US as other states pursue similar measures.
Pornhub began blocking Utah-based internet connections’ access to its content altogether when the law took effect May 3. The site redirects visitors to a video message of adult film actress Cherie DeVille explaining that the company disabled access over concerns that the law “is not the most effective solution for protecting our users and in fact will put children, and your privacy, at risk.”
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