US EditionPorn in Florida: As age verification takes effect, some sites ignore it, some block access
- A Florida law requiring age verification for porn websites took effect on New Year's Day, leading some sites to block access or ignore the requirement entirely.
- Pornhub is blocking access to users in Florida, while Xvideos is not requiring age verification as of Friday morning.
- Florida Attorney Ashley Moody's office received three complaints about porn sites failing to comply with age verification laws, which are under review.
- The Free Speech Coalition argues that the law violates the First Amendment and poses privacy risks for adults accessing legal sites.
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Most Popular Adult Website Blocks Access in Florida
Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The world’s most popular adult website, Pornhub, blocked Florida residents from accessing its content due to a new state law requiring age verification. The law, House Bill 3 (HB 3), took effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and mandated stricter measures to protect minors from accessing explicit content. Pornhub’s stance on privacy and safety Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, a…
Two More States Limit Online Porn Access
The new year brings a new reality for much of the US South: It's tougher to access porn online. As Ars Technica reports, two more states—Florida and South Carolina—enacted laws requiring age verification to see explicit sites. They join 14 other states where such laws already have gone...
Since January 1, 2025, the renowned adult entertainment site Pornhub decided to close its Florida website
Porn access in Florida is limited as new state law takes effect - The Suncoast News & Scoop
Porn access in Florida is limited as new state law takes effect - NBC2 Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC The state of Florida is cracking down on porn after a new law took effect at midnight on Jan. 1 which makes it more difficult to watch online. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH4vuJ2BXPA[/embed]
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