Posted on 01/03/2024 5:21:51 AM PST by devane617
In the US, Montana and North Carolina have been leading the list of states with the highest number of searches for "VPN" over the past few days. That's most likely because their new age verification laws have gone into effect on January 1, and adult websites are now either requiring a copy of visitors' government IDs or have blocked access in the regions altogether. As 404Media reports, Pornhub has chosen to block people in both states from accessing its website instead of asking for verification. The other websites owned by its parent company Aylo (formerly MindGeek), including Brazzers, Redtube and YouPorn, are also no longer accessible.
If anybody in Montana and North Carolina tries to access an Aylo website, they'll see a video message from performer Cherie DeVille, explaining that giving a copy of their ID to adult platforms puts their children and their privacy at risk. "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," DeVille added.
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In related news…the sheep and goats in Montana and NC are markedly more anxious this morning.
This will once again, give rise to the popularity of local “adult” bookstores.
Are liberals are going to be pissed.
In related news…the sheep and goats in Montana and NC are markedly more anxious this morning.
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Maybe the folks in Vermont could give them instructions
What a great idea...those states are to be commended...it will be interesting to see the pedophiles on here come out against this...
Hmm.... should I do a search for “Cherie Deville” or no?...
Cutting off their nose to spite their face.
That works for me.
That’s all it took to stop porn? Wow.
Good one.
I wonder if Bernie has ever made it with a goat?
It’s pretty much the same thing as featured in the Children’s Online Protection Act back in the late nineties at the very beginning of the mass internet. The GOP Congress passed it, Clinton signed it and the Supreme Court threw it out.
There’s still a ton of websites out there. My grandsons all prefer video games. They think the stuff is dreadfully boring.
I believe PornHub was the one that got in trouble for ex-girlfriend and underage porn.
Yep. It's all gone now. No more porn. It's history. SMH
I think that they are the ones who featured a Hunter video and had to trash half their library as penance. Not sure they ever came back from it.
Whatever will Laz do now??????......................
Fajitas?......................
There is a saying, “water always finds its path”. It is similar to the law of unintended consequences. It means that you can block it, but only temporarily, and it will eventually find a way around your block. Just as with prohibition, people will find a way around it. The article mentioned VPN, which a lot of people use anyways, but older folks may have a harder time setting it up.
The other work around will be going back to the future. This will increase traffic at strip clubs and prostitution. Getting men away from their computers and putting them in bars and clubs looking for their sex fix will end up increasing alcohol consumption, drug traffic, etc. The gangs will see the increased demand and you will see an increase in sex trafficking.
Then 10 years from now we will sit back and wonder how we got to this spot where drug and alcohol use are up, prostitution is up, and trafficking of minors is up.
So no, I do not “commend” the politicians on the decision, because the solution they created creates worse options.
All you have to do is use a VPN coming from another area. This is simply virtue signaling from these states. It’s so easy to get around that it’s a joke. Will not lead to any physical stores.
Just temporary. Very Temporary.
The searches for VPN shows that the porn addicts are finding ways around the law.
With a VPN you can relocate your computer to anywhere in the world.
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