The adult content website Pornhub, one of the most visited sites in the world, has blocked users in Virginia over the state’s new age verification law.
The law taking effect July 1 will require websites with pornographic content to verify users in Virginia are at least 18 years old before they access the site’s content.
The law, proposed by Republican state Sen. William M. Stanley Jr. (Franklin), sailed through the Virginia General Assembly
Multiple efforts to reach MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult content websites, on Wednesday and Thursday were unsuccessful.
But a message on the site Thursday details the reasons behind the move.
“The safety of our users is one of our biggest concerns. We believe that the best and most effective solution for protecting children and adults alike is to identify users by their device and allow access to age-restricted materials and websites based on that identification,” Pornhub wrote.
“Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Virginia.”
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