Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws - eviltoast

Pornhub has shut off access in Mississippi and Virginia to protest age verification laws that can involve checking government IDs. It previously blocked access in Utah.

  • ashethursday@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Call me crazy but I’m not very quick to forgive or trust again a platform that allowed sexual assault videos of a teenage girl to remain publicly posted. I don’t think pornhub is the epitome of ethical porn either. But on that note if people care about the ethics of their consumption I think they should consider decreasing their porn usage in general, it’s a pretty obvious net negative for personal health and societal health

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Valid points. Not trusting pornhub after it taking so long to clean up it’s content might be the better choice overall. Especially if ethics in porn is a top priority. I do think consuming too much porn is a problem for some people and it could start to warp perception if the consumer can’t separate reality and fantasy.

      I think most people don’t care about ethics in porn, so I try to rep any small push toward good. It’s not perfect but “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” and all.