Texas Republicans Immediately Find Out Their Crusade Against Adult Websites is Futile
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2024-03-20

The largest adult content provider has cut off access to users in Texas after a law requiring IDs from users took effect. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated their decision online, but was quickly hit with a wake up call about the efficacy of his policy when he boasted about his “major victory” on Twitter.

Sources:
NBC News (Mar. 14, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/pornhub-disables-website-texas-rcna143502?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=65f3b2ba60c2860001c92f17&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Forbes (Aug. 31, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2023/08/31/age-verification-for-porn-sites-why-it-wont-work/?sh=6fbaa5d422d6#:~:text=It%20instantly%20becomes%20a%20huge,up%20for%20this%20porn%20site%3F
Variety (Mar. 16, 2024): https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/pornhub-vpn-searches-texas-1235943713/
The Daily Dot (Mar. 15, 2024): https://www.dailydot.com/debug/bots-texas-republicans-age-verification/

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