Jacob Ogles
Florida users visiting Pornhub, the world’s most popular pornography website, are now greeted with a political call to action.
A grainy video auto-plays of porn actress Cherie DeVille, this one totally safe for work. She reads a general message explaining that no material on the website will be available to users in the state because of new age verification requirements going into place.
“As you may know, your elected officials have required us to verify your age before granting you access to our website,” DeVille says directly to camera. “While safety and compliance are at the forefront of our mission, giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users, and in fact, will put children and your privacy at risk.”
The video appears to broadly address Pornhub’s opposition to age verification requirements in several states. As of Jan. 1, the website added Florida to a list of now 17 states where all users will be blocked from the site.
Of note, that’s a decision by the publisher. Florida’s new age verification requirements, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March, requires publishers of pornography and other material determined as “harmful to minors” to implement a third-party verification process before allowing users access to content.
Pornhub has elected to stop traffic from Florida users rather than comply. The video message from DeVille and an accompanying written message specifically about Florida suggest the state won’t enforce this restriction on other pornography publishers anyway.
“Mandating age verification without proper enforcement gives platforms the opportunity to choose whether or not to comply,” DeVille states. “As we’ve seen in other states, this just drives traffic to sites with far fewer safety measures in place, very few sites are able to compare to the robust trust and safety measures we currently have in place in order to protect children and user privacy.”
According to Semrush, Pornhub as of October was the seventh-most visited website in the world. The website has about 5.25 billion monthly visits, less than Instagram or Reddit but more than Bing, ChatGPT or X.
It’s unclear if adding Florida and two other states to a no-access list will cause any pain to the publisher. Florida does have the largest population of any state currently banned by Pornhub.
The message on the website maintains that the website’s parent company, Aylo, supports age verification but does not believe the burden should fall on publishers’ shoulders.
The message urges Florida users who are anxious to access pornography freely to call their state lawmakers with a preferred solution: putting age verification requirements at the front end when individuals use computers and mobile devices to access the internet.
“We believe that the best and most effective solution for protecting children and adults alike is to identify users by their device and allow access to age-restricted materials and websites based on that identification,” reads a written message greeting Floridians trying to access porn.
“Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Florida.”
Pornhub first announced weeks ago it would implement a ban when the new age verifications went into effect this month.
Rep. Chase Tramont, a Port Orange Republican who sponsored the age verification law, has stood by the state’s approach.
“It’s simple: age verification at the site specifically verifies the user itself regardless of which device is being used,” Tramont said last week. “Call this for what it is. This is about passing the buck and the responsibility to anyone but themselves. Age verification methods are implemented everyday with a person’s privacy still protected.“
16 comments
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JD
January 2, 2025 at 9:40 am
Oh please. Somebody is getting paid here or salty they didn’t get their cut (looking at the Republicans).
What are we China? How about privacy for adults of their internet connections into their homes?
Inya face
January 2, 2025 at 2:57 pm
or…. we have your world, where men’s crotches in tights are inches from very young children, while their parents clap and cheer.
Along for the Ride
January 2, 2025 at 3:21 pm
different subject matter and issue that you are trying to bring up.
JD
January 4, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Conflation seems to be a Republican strong point when it favors their agenda. I said privacy of adults in their homes.
The parents should be monitoring their kids internet habits, it’s not the state’s right nor burden to do so. It’s about parental rights after all.
If it was the states responsibility to police everyone’s parenting, then they need to take care of the kids with welfare that the parents don’t.
And if you’re concerned with men’s tight crotch pants, I don’t think Florida politico’s have yet to enter that realm, unless worn by Drag Queens.
Booya – INYA FACE.
Paul Passarelli
January 2, 2025 at 10:11 am
I’m disappointed in the GOP. Someone seems to have forgotten to tell them that this ‘law’ will be about as effective as all the laws that prohibit the sale & consumption of illegal drugs or the failed constitutional amendment colloquially known as “prohibition” were to stop alcohol in the rest of the world!
Lawmakers really need to step back and self assess or step down.
Dale Arnold
January 2, 2025 at 10:44 am
Florida voted for this! You get what you voted for! Welcome to government overreaching!
They lied and told you it was the Democrats that were Big Government! Haha they fooled y’all!
Along for the Ride
January 2, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Along for ride and its becoming extremely bumpy and fun.
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January 3, 2025 at 10:07 pm
Yup
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Along for the Ride
January 2, 2025 at 2:35 pm
Thought this was the Free State of Florida? I’m confused.
SuzyQ
January 2, 2025 at 6:34 pm
It is the free state of Florida, arguably the freest. The State of Florida did not shut down PornHub. Instead, PornHub, a private company owned and operated by pornographers, decided to do this in Florida and elsewhere. Other pornographers made a different business decision by continuing operations in Florida and elsewhere. So, stop being so disingenuous. I know it’s difficult for a prevaricator.
Dale Arnold
January 3, 2025 at 10:42 am
Lol “the freest” so go smoke a joint, make a decision about a pregnancy after six weeks, go put on a drag show, and now go watch adult porn without the “free” state of Florida getting involved!
Anonymous
January 3, 2025 at 7:59 am
Learn the history behind this. Porn hub has been sued (and lost) as well as visa and Mastercard by minors (some obviously underage) sex trafficked, filmed and posted in porn hub. The age requirements are to protect kids. Prior to this a large portion of content has to be removed and many minors have been violated. Protect kids and stop human trafficking
Guest
January 3, 2025 at 11:26 pm
I cannot fathom why anyone would ever vote for any “Republican”. All they have ever done is take your money and take your rights. Trump literally said he could terminate the Constitution and people still voted for him. Our once great nation is in decline. Will it ever recover or is it doomed?
JD
January 4, 2025 at 2:55 pm
Trump and Musk stole the election. We need to stop the steal on Jan 6 2025. Oh right, that’s only the Democrats that do that?
Puh-please.