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Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states' ID requirement would put users' privacy at risk (www.engadget.com)
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Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states' ID requirement would put users' privacy at risk::Montana and North Carolina are the latest to join the list of states with age verification laws for adult platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'm in a neighboring state and it's about 50/50 that my ISP gives me an IP address that geolocates to NC. So right now I'm blocked from the site. I don't go there often but it's lame.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It also works the other way. A lot of people in state are going to have IP addresses that appear out of state.

All in all, using IP to establish a physical address is VERY imperfect. Especially if you’re targeting people over cellular networks or networks in larger commercial properties.

I look forward to watching people try to sue porn sites that are actively trying to block access to a state.

This is going to be a shit show. It’s a law passed by people who don’t understand the underlying tech.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How exactly would they have cause to sue? “I wasn’t able to wank, so I was harmed.”

Unless these are paying customers? But in that case, the ToS likely explicitly says PH has the right to pull access for any reason, or a specific list of reasons.

A company like PH has lawyers, guaranteed. They wouldn’t be making these moves if they weren’t absolutely certain they were covered legally. It’s not like it’s a mom and pop porn shop.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I meant that the state is going to be in court with PornHub, because PornHub is not able to fully comply with their dumb law.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Complain to your isp

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I can barely get them to provide basically adequate service that doesn't meet the FCC definition of broadband. They won't care, lol.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I understand you shouldn't have to do this but Its insanely easy to use a vpn nowadays. Download and run , paid and unpaid