Florida Leads Nation In VPN Searches After Porn Block

Florida Politics reports:

Demand for virtual private network (VPN) services surged in Florida after Pornhub shut down access in the state.  A report by vpnMentor found the interest in VPNs skyrocketed as the internet’s leading pornography publisher publicly punished states over age verification policies.

No state witnessed greater enlargement than Florida, where VPN interest jumped by 1,150% after Pornhub started limiting access.

“This surge in VPN usage suggests users are circumventing the IP-block and accessing Pornhub (and other restricted websites) through IPs where the block is not implemented,” a report reads. Pornhub beginning Jan. 1 prohibited users in Florida from accessing pornographic content on the site.

Read the full article. Pornhub is now blocked in 17 states.

WE’RE #1: Florida leads the nation in Google searches for VPNs, or virtual private networks, since the start of the new year when an age verification law went into effect. https://t.co/qUVrYaloK0 pic.twitter.com/J7MBJm6K3M

— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) January 17, 2025