PornHub has blocked its service in Texas as a state law barring websites from showing harmful, obscene material to children came into effect following review by an appeals court.
Sites that host pornographic content now face fines for serving obscene content to minors in Texas after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction on the effort by state lawmakers to ensure better protections from such content for youth.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June last year signed into law a bill requiring companies offering “sexual material harmful to minors” to ensure that their content is only accessible to users over 18, meaning that all platforms must verify the true identity of its users or be liable….