Pornhub is banning the State of Texas!
Thanks to a lawsuit from the state’s attorney general, Texans accessing the site now see this message,
“As you may know, your elected officials in Texas are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website,” the message reads. “Unfortunately, the Texas law for age verification is ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous. Until the real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Texas.”
Now Redtube, Brazzers, and YouPorn are also showing the same message, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, for failing to enforce the state’s age verification law. Last September the state required adult sites like Pornhub to obtain digital identification for users to verify they are of legal age, and last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in favor of the state saying the law doesn’t violate the First Amendment.
“This is not the end,” said Alex Kekesi, vice president of brand and community for Aylo said. “We are reviewing options and consulting with our legal team. We will continue to fight for our industry and the performers that legally earn a living, and we will continue to appeal through all available judicial recourse to recognize that this law is unconstitutional.”