Numerous American States Ban Pornhub

The Story Porn stars got political last fall to push for their fans not to vote for Donald Trump, as the Republican Party-associated Project 25 contained plans to make adult content illegal. Their fears have took a small but noteworthy step towards becoming real on Wednesday, as the first day of 2025 ushered in a change that may have taken many Americans by surprise: They could no longer access Pornhub. RELATED: What You Should Know About Porn The Snapshot Yep, per 404 Media, if you live in any of the below states, you won’t be able to view content on the world’s biggest porn site — at least not without some tech savvy. Laws passed in those states that require age verification in order to view content on Pornhub took effect at midnight on January 1st, and in response, the streaming site opted to IP-block those states rather than engage in the complex process of documenting the identities of its users accessing the site there. RELATED: Is Porn Bad for You? The Lesson In the short term, it appears that Pornhub will still be accessible by VPN from these and other IP-blocked locations. RELATED: How to Unblock Pornhub for Free However, with many U.S. states seeming to be taking anti-porn sentiments seriously, there’s no guarantee that Pornhub (or any other porn sites) will continue to be easy to access, and would-be viewers may be forced to use more and more disreputable online destinations in order to find erotic material. The impact of all this remains to be seen, but people who produce and consume porn will have to be conscious that their state and federal governments may see them as a problem to be solved rather than a unique part of the entertainment industry and ecosystem. RELATED: All the states Pornhub is blocked in as of January 1 (Mashable) While there’s no doubt that minors watching online streaming porn is a negative outcome of its seeming omnipresence online in the past decade, these laws seem to only represent the first wave of Republican legislators’ attacks on adult content. You Might Also Dig: Porn performers launch campaign against Project 2025 (Mashable) Myths About Porn It's Time We Stopped BelievingSigns You Have a Porn Addiction and How to Cope