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In lieu of complying with the new rules in Utah, Pornhub slammed the doors of their digital peep show, prompting the question: Does this signal the beginning of the end for online porn?

Pornhub is inaccessible in Utah after legislators passed new age verification rules. It’s the latest victory for an anti-porn movement that’s gaining momentum nationally.

Searches for VPN access spiked in Utah after adult streaming site Pornhub blocked access due to an age verification law. PornHub is promoting device-based verification as an alternative.

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You may soon be required to prove you’re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult websites comply with a law that took effect Wednesday.

The Utah law requires companies that publish pornography to "perform reasonable age verification methods" and says they can be held liable if they fail to do so.

A Utah law requiring adult websites verify the ages of their users has taken effect

A Utah law requiring adult websites verify the ages of their users has taken effect. Pornhub vowed to disable access to its website until the law is changed. The law took effect Wednesday and continues Utah lawmakers' yearslong effort to crack down on pornography and children's ability to access it. It comes a year after Louisiana passed a similar age verification law. The Utah law follows earlier moves to declare pornography a public health crisis and pave the way to require internet-...

Pornhub, one of the worlds most-visited adult websites, is blocking Utah, citing concerns with an age verification law set to go into effect this week.

Adult websites are now required to verify the ages of their users in the state.