Pornhub bans five more states due to age verification laws

Nebraska will be the latest state where Aylo blocks users based on age verification laws. The other states include Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

Idaho, Indiana, Teas, Kansas and Kentucky passed similar laws and will see users blocked over the next several weeks.

The company blames a new Nebraska state law requiring it to check the IDs of people using its site or hire another company to do so. Pornhub says it won’t assume that risk to its viewers.

Users of the adult video repository with Nebraska Internet protocol addresses are receiving warning messages saying they will lose access to the site on July 15.

That’s when Legislative Bill 1092, introduced by State Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil, goes into effect. The legislation requires online porn companies to verify users’ ages.

New law required age check

The new law, passed 35-3 in April, creates liability for knowingly or intentionally publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet.

Murman and other advocates of such age-verification laws say the laws are needed to protect children from mental health risks of exposure to pornography.

First Amendment advocates and others pushing for freer expression have argued that children today carry the internet in their pockets and will find other ways to access porn.

Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to block access to its websites in Nebraska when the new law takes effect.