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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Pornhub pulls out of Florida

Florida is set to duke it out in the courtroom with the adult entertainment industry over a state law that would require websites that host adult content to verify the age of their users. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, was designed as a way to prevent minors from being exposed to explicit content online. Adult websites would have to contract with third-party vendors tasked with verifying users' ages. While not explicitly specified in statute, lawmakers have suggested options like facial scans, ID scans, or other personal identifying information that could possibly be used for age verification. The law forbids that data from being used for other purposes, and the data is not allowed to be retained after the verification is complete. State Senator Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay) was among those who voted yes on the bill earlier this year. "We don't want 13 and 14-year-olds looking at this stuff, and so this is how we've handled it," said Fine.

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The impending law has already led at least one major website, Pornhub, to announce plans to stop offering services in Florida on Jan. 1.

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This will lead to the demise of Florida as we know it.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2024-12-18 06:58 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Adult websites would have to contract with third-party vendors tasked with verifying users' ages.

This is just capitalism in the works.

You now have to pay a third party vendor in order to watch free porn.

Why do adults have to do this? Censorship disguised as "protecting the children".

Is your child currently watching porn? If you don't know, that's on you. There's ways to put parental control devices and apps on all your devices.

Also. Keep an eye on your kids browsing history.

Talk with your kids. Be involved in their lives.

Religious prudes are taking over the government.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-18 07:19 PM | Reply

@#2 ... This is just capitalism in the works.

You now have to pay a third party vendor in order to watch free porn. ...

From the cited article...

... Adult websites would have to contract with third-party vendors tasked with verifying users' ages. While not explicitly specified in statute, lawmakers have suggested options like facial scans, ID scans, or other personal identifying information that could possibly be used for age verification. The law forbids that data from being used for other purposes, and the data is not allowed to be retained after the verification is complete. ...

OK, my first question is ...

If those ~verification~ companies are not located in Florida, how does a Florida law affect what they do with the personal recognition data gathered?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-18 07:40 PM | Reply

How will I ever know what my 2nd wife is doing with my son?

#4 | Posted by mattm at 2024-12-18 08:26 PM | Reply

Considering the real estate business in FL, how else will we know if the rent has been collected?

#5 | Posted by morris at 2024-12-19 09:55 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

I pulled out of Florida too....last January.

and just in time too.

--"Florida Simpson announced the birth of her daughter on Thursday December 19."

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-12-20 10:28 AM | Reply

From the Pornhub website:

YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS TO PORNHUB IN 11 DAYS

Did you know that your government wants you to give your driver's license before you can access PORNHUB?

As crazy as that sounds, it's true. You'll be required to prove you are 18 years or older such as by uploading your government ID for every adult content website you'd like to access.

We don't want minors accessing our site and think preventing that from happening is a good thing. But putting everybody's privacy at risk won't achieve that.

Curious about the right solution?

We encourage you to learn more about device-based verification solutions that make the internet safer for all, especially children, while also respecting your privacy. Read our op-ed on Why Device-Based Age Verification is the Key to Protecting Minors Online or watch this video on Making the Internet Safer with Device-Based Age Verification."

Links: www.xbiz.com and www.youtube.com

The latter video is excellent in explaining what should be done and why Fine/Florida and Texas "solutions" are utter garbage.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2024-12-20 10:42 AM | Reply

From the Pornhub website:

YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS TO PORNHUB IN 11 DAYS

Did you know that your government wants you to give your driver's license before you can access PORNHUB?

As crazy as that sounds, it's true. You'll be required to prove you are 18 years or older such as by uploading your government ID for every adult content website you'd like to access.

We don't want minors accessing our site and think preventing that from happening is a good thing. But putting everybody's privacy at risk won't achieve that.

Curious about the right solution?

We encourage you to learn more about device-based verification solutions that make the internet safer for all, especially children, while also respecting your privacy. Read our op-ed on Why Device-Based Age Verification is the Key to Protecting Minors Online or watch this video on Making the Internet Safer with Device-Based Age Verification."

Links: www.xbiz.com and www.youtube.com

The latter video is excellent in explaining what should be done and why Fine/Florida and Texas "solutions" are utter garbage.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2024-12-20 10:42 AM | Reply | Flag:

Did you know that Florida also requires the same identification for purchasing tobacco, tickets to r/NC-17 movies and for purchasing alcohol???

Oh my goodness, bUh mY pRiVaCy!!!!

Also from the law:
"The law forbids that data from being used for other purposes, and the data is not allowed to be retained after the verification is complete."

As usual, hair on fire - Yav is at it again.

#8 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-12-20 10:50 AM | Reply

#8 you're going to equate showing an ID to a person to read, to scanning into an online entity as the same thing? Intellectually dishonest at best.

There are also plenty of laws about how data is kept, yet I keep having to lock my information down because of breach after breach... But I'm sure these companies will be better about it. SMH

#9 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2024-12-20 11:01 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

>the data is not allowed to be retained after the verification is complete.

Sure, but the penalty for doing so won't be anywhere near as large as the economic benefit of collecting and selling it, so these companies will be obligated to operate in violation of the law, especially if they're publicly traded companies.

#10 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2024-12-20 11:29 AM | Reply

Didn't take long to shoot #8 all to hell.
Also "hair on fire" as a description for post #7?
I only posted what Pornhub has on their site.

#11 | Posted by YAV at 2024-12-20 11:42 AM | Reply

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