Pornhub Blocks Utah Access Over Age Verification Law

MindGeek, the company that runs Pornhub, has cut access to its content in Utah in protest of a state law that requires websites to verify users’ ages with government-issued ID. The Utah law, which went into effect on Wednesday, is the latest effort by state lawmakers to shape content to which children are exposed. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah criticized the age requirement law as “unconstitutional” and passed “under the guise of ‘protecting minors’”. Searches for virtual private networks surged in Utah after Pornhub’s decision.