Web searches for VPNs swell 400% in Texas as Pornhub blocks access

PornHub blocks access for everyone in Texas

If you live in Texas and want to access adult content, you may need to find a new provider. PornHub has blocked access to people in the state after a court upheld a law which requires users to verify their age. House Bill 1181 was passed by lawmakers in 2023 and requires adult websites to use “reasonable age verification methods”, such as government ID, to ensure users who are accessing explicit content are aged 18 or older.  The legislation was…

Adult website, VPN searches spike after Pornhub disabled in Texas

(NewsNation) — A battle is brewing between adult content websites and states who want to better protect children from accessing them. In Texas, residents can no longer access the pornography website Pornhub after its parent company Aylo disabled access to the site in protest of the recent age verification law, which requires adult content websites to take additional action to protect minors from obscene material. "In Texas, companies cannot get…

Web searches for VPNs swell 400% in Texas as Pornhub blocks access

Google data reveals a sudden rise in search traffic in Texas for VPNs just days after Pornhub and other affiliated adult websites pulled out of the Lone Star State over its new law requiring all users to verify their age by providing a government-issued ID.

Searches for VPN Skyrocket in Texas After Pornhub Shuts Down Access in State

Searches by Texas users for the term "VPN" jumped more than fourfold after Pornhub disabled access in the state.

Data: Searches for ‘VPN’ increase after Pornhub shuts down in Texas

On Thursday, PornHub, a popular adult entertainment website, cut off access to Texas over an objection to the state’s age verification law, which requires online pornography distributors to use age verification methods to ensure all users are 18 or older.

Pornhub blocked Texas users. Now, they're looking for VPNs in droves.