Pornhub blocks Utah in protest of new age-verification law
Pornhub and other sites previously protested a law the Utah State Legislature passed in 2020 requiring adult websites to have a warning label with an opt-in message, arguing it was unconstitutional.
SALT LAKE CITY — Pornhub, one of the largest adult content websites on the internet, has blocked Utahns from viewing the site in an apparent protest of a new law forcing stricter age-verification measures.
Website
visitors from Utah started noticing the block on Monday morning. At
first, Pornhub posted "403 | This state is not whitelisted." 403 is a
computer code for a forbidden site. Later in the day, the site was
changed to a lengthy message to users notifying them of why they were
blocked. ---More...
Read next: Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 75-Year-Old Pro-Life Grandma for Protesting Abortion