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Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in::Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect on Tuesday.

The Arkansas law, SB 66, doesn’t ban Pornhub from operating in the state, but it requires porn sites to verify that a user is 18 by confirming their age with identifying documents.

On Wednesday, Pornhub blocked all traffic from IP addresses based in Arkansas in protest, arguing that the law, which was intended to protect children, actually harms users.

“While safety and compliance are at the forefront of our mission, giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users, and in fact, will put children and your privacy at risk,” MindGeek wrote in a message replacing the site’s front page for affected users.

Responding to this wave of bans, MindGeek has decided to block access to its sites from states where the laws have gone into effect.

So, instead of rolling out age verification systems, it says it decided to block access entirely, calling on users to contact their state representatives to oppose these laws.


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[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[–] nomnomdeplume@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Does anyone know if it gives HTTP code 451? Always wanted to see that

[–] redw04@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ettyblatant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

From that day on, nobody ever Arkansas porn again :(

[–] GentlemanLoser@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

Arkansas: your kids should be working in a mine, not wanking online

[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't read the bill cause pdf and cause it's a bill, but found another article describing it, and it says at the end:

The bill also would apply to material that as a whole lacks serious "literary, artistic, political, and scientific value for minors."

Isn't that like 99% of the internet?

[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why are you against Pdf files?

Edit: Though reading my question out loud I get it...

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dang, if kids just had some kind of guardians that would be responsible for their media consumption while every media device out there had basic functionality to support such supervision.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

It is completely unrealistic to control kids media consumption after a certain age without also infringing on their rights to privacy. Basically, you can't do it right as a parent. You are either helicopter parenting or you aren't controlling enough. It's funny how we shift blame entirely to parents on this while ignoring that it's an impossible task. And I am not even a parent.

[–] YeeterOfWorlds@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you think the same way about physical media? Like, do you think we should be letting kids buy porn magazines? Or that it should be legal for someone to wait outside a school and hand kids porn as they walk home?

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure it's already illegal to distribute porn online to kids.

[–] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Verification should be a 2fa letter with the logo on the envelope.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.astaluk.icu 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In other, unrelated news, VPN’s are experiencing an unexpected spike in traffic. More at 5.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand why they use pornhub, it's so much easier for them to get actual sex with their favorite dating app: 23andme.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do Arkansans have a reputation for inbreeding ?

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[–] relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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