Louisiana Now Requires Photo ID To View Online Porn

Vice News reports:

A new law makes porn sites liable for content deemed “harmful to minors” if it doesn’t install age verification technology for anyone accessing them in Louisiana—and it’s already affecting how people in the state access Pornhub. When Motherboard tested the verification, Pornhub directed us to AllPassTrust, a third-party identity verification site, which connects to LAWallet, a digital driver’s license for Louisianans.

It was introduced by Representative Laurie Schlegel [photo], who recently supported legislation that banned transgender athletes from competing on girls and women’s sports teams in Louisiana. Other major adult sites, including XVideos and XHamster, are still accessible from Louisiana as normal. OnlyFans’ site hangs on the loading page when accessed from a Louisiana IP and eventually times out.

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Teenagers will find a way around this in five minutes.

The state of Louisiana now requires you to submit government issued ID to access Pornhub, or any other pornographic site. (Video: WAFB) pic.twitter.com/ZcCEmh5zmT

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 3, 2023

UPDATE: Transgender ?️‍⚧️ sports bill now being discussed in the #Louisiana house. Rep. Laurie Schlegel, from Jefferson Parish, speaking in support of override. Stand by for an upcoming vote… @wdsu pic.twitter.com/CEzsvqjdqQ

— Travers Mackel (@TraversWDSU) July 21, 2021