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[Draugoth]

Pornhub, one of the most visited websites in the world, sued Attorney General Ken Paxton last year to block enforcement of a 2023 state law that requires websites that host pornography to institute age-verification measures and display health warnings on its pages.


Pornhub disabled its website in Texas after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the age-verification requirement in a ruling last week that cited a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision preventing the sale of obscene materials to minors. But the question of regulating minors’ access to online material has already been well established, legal experts say, and it stands in sharp contrast to the most recent decision from the 5th Circuit.


The appeals court previously reversed an injunction of a U.S. District Court judge, which had blocked the law from going into effect in August. The 5th Circuit’s temporary stay required pornography websites to impose age-verification measures and display health warnings that said pornography is proven to harm brain development.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Krappadizzle]

I dunno, I know I'm gonna come off as an old curmudgeon, but I think the ubiquitousness of porn has kind of killed most young adults perception and value of sex.

 

[winjer]

1984

 

[SoloCamo]

This is silly and won't stop a thing, in fact it will lead people to much riskier sites with far worse material unfortunately. The ship has already sailed. I also don't like the thought of more tracking online. This opens a flood gate to other sites being flagged with material deemed not 'kid safe' as we all know the govt will gladly use the 'think of the children' to their advantage.

 

[Atrus]

There’s a similar “Online Harms” bill going through the Canadian Senate except it’s even more draconian. The question is, if the law is to “protect children” then why is it being applied universally and not just in households or facilities with children?

 

[Jinzo Prime]

So we can force cigarette companies to show heath warnings on the box and require age verification, but not porn sites? If that's Pornhub's argument, it doesn't really hold up. Just being devil's advocate here.

 

[*Nightwing]

 

[notjeffgoldblum]

I use a VPN so I'm wanking it in the UK

 

[West Texas CEO]

how the fuck am I supposed to jerk off, now?

 

[Kilau]

lead people to much riskier sites with far worse material unfortunately.

 

[StueyDuck]

I saw the regular groomers with all the flags and pronouns lose their temper over this and had a chuckle... because of course they would.

 

[mortal]

lol big deal, there's like a million porn sites online, and if it is really that important to get off to Pornhub uploads then use a VPN or something.
Their attempt to appeal to human rights is amusing, as if they actually care about that. I think people would be better off with a little less porn in their lives anyway.

 

[GymWolf]

Meh, the "see through dress haul" channels on yt are the new kid on the block for classy wankers.

It amaze me how that dogshit site has problem with me typing landwhales on a comment but they are ok with women full nudes that can be watched by childs (not that i'm really against nudes but you get the gist).

 

[Robot Carnival]

since I'm single, what I'm about to say probably doesn't really mean jack, but I always feel this is on the parents to "control" and not the government or companies. the parents bought the computers and cellphones for the kids, it's on them to implement porn restrictions and stuff, be it software or whatever else. have regular conversations with the children about porn and how to deal with it. because let's face it, we all had watch/read porn before we turned legal. those age restrictions on websites and books had never stop anyone who actually wants to find these things. parents teaching the kids about things properly and not stigmatizing it would be far more useful then just banning them outright.

 

[LQX]

It's insane what is happening in Texas these days. Guns now have more rights than your dick and and pussy.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

 

[West Texas CEO]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

I'd seen this one recently called, "24 Hours of Semen."

Basically, a crew of men followed around a Japanese woman for 24 hours and would jizz on her at random moments. Even when she was brushing her teeth.

It's a real work of art.

 

[poppabk]

since I'm single, what I'm about to say probably doesn't really mean jack, but I always feel this is on the parents to "control" and not the government or companies. the parents bought the computers and cellphones for the kids, it's on them to implement porn restrictions and stuff, be it software or whatever else. have regular conversations with the children about porn and how to deal with it. because let's face it, we all had watch/read porn before we turned legal. those age restrictions on websites and books had never stop anyone who actually wants to find these things. parents teaching the kids about things properly and not stigmatizing it would be far more useful then just banning them outright.

As a parent it's basically impossible to do the first part. You could be the harshest mother fucker in the world and all the kid needs is to borrow an old tablet and find an unsecured wifi and it was all pointless. Same as these website bans, one VPN later or just another site and bypassed.
The only solution is education, the hard part of that is knowing when to do it - so you aren't just keying then in to its existence and that it's easy to access.

 

[Robot Carnival]

 

[thefool]

Pornhub died when they deleted all the amateur stuff.

 

[NickFire]

I dunno, I know I'm gonna come off as an old curmudgeon, but I think the ubiquitousness of porn has kind of killed most young adults perception and value of sex.

I respect your opinion on this. I agree with it to an extent as well. But I do think it kind of glosses over one thing while painting a rosy colored historical picture that isn't completely accurate.

Specifically, I think porn is the scapegoat for the shifting attitudes towards sex. At least western societies began changing their attitudes long before porn was easily available on the internet. I would argue that the shift away from religious orthodoxy played a much larger role in the shifting attitudes than porn. Porn may have accelerated the changes, but looking at sex as a biological act instead of something reserved for marriage is what opened the door.

I also believe there was a lot more kinky stuff going on 100 years ago than we might currently believe. It was just kept more hush hush before the internet came about. They don't call it the world's oldest profession for no reason.

Side note - I think social media has been more devastating to relationships than porn ever was. Social media opened the door to countless affairs. All while making countless people dissatisfied with their lives due to distorted images of everyone else's life.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

I'd seen this one recently called, "24 Hours of Semen."

Basically, a crew of men followed around a Japanese woman for 24 hours and would jizz on her at random moments. Even when she was brushing her teeth.

It's a real work of art.

 

[Robot Carnival]

As a parent it's basically impossible to do the first part. You could be the harshest mother fucker in the world and all the kid needs is to borrow an old tablet and find an unsecured wifi and it was all pointless. Same as these website bans, one VPN later or just another site and bypassed.
The only solution is education, the hard part of that is knowing when to do it - so you aren't just keying then in to its existence and that it's easy to access.

I whole heartedly agree with you. technology is advancing and spreading around too fast. conversation and education is definitely the way to go. problem is, most parents just get an iPad/iPhone for the kids just to keep them out of their hair. it's rare these days for parents to actually monitor their children's screen usage, let alone sit down and actually talk to them outside of them getting into trouble for being kids (ie. doing stupid shit).

 

[JCK75]

It's like it's a no-brainer that porn should not be available to those under 18
age verification is needed to prevent it
but the challenge is doing this while also letting people be anonymous/private in their consumption.

 

[Meowtor]

gee.. if only parents would pay attention to their crotch spawns and monitor their technology and internet use..

 

[GreenAlien]

Makes sense. Who is going to trust pornhub with their ID?

 

[newtypepilot]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

pornhub sucks for jav lol.


This type of law is stupid because it's impossible to enforce without being a privacy nightmare. Plus VPN exists. Do these people not understand how the internet works? It's just greenwashing, or pornwashing.

 

[HoodWinked]

you can't really expect perfect results but the result isn't terrible.

just because minors can bypass it doesn't mean they shouldn't try. any barrier will reduce consumption by some amount. also if that means kids learn how to use a vpn then that is also good. these tube sites are a race to the bottom anyways.

 

[3liteDragon]

Texas mans ain't taking this lightly.

 

[Hudo]

I am a bit out of the loop. Are people in Texas scared of boobs and vaginas?

 

[NecrosaroIII]

I am a bit out of the loop. Are people in Texas scared of boobs and vaginas?

Only two things come from Texas, etc etc

 

[cash_longfellow]

I am a bit out of the loop. Are people in Texas scared of boobs and vaginas?

They only care about keeping all forms of firearms legal.

(And also, for some reason think the Cowboys will win the Super Bowl every year)

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Just the pixelated section huh

 

[Kamina]

I thought kids these days use Twitch for jerking off?

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Porn is a trap. Subjective experience is that watching content that appeals to one's psychographic gives 1/10th the feel-good chemicals of being with a real partner for 1/100th of the upfront effort + time required. That's a 10x return in favor of porn.

It's like sugar, nicotine, alcohol, other drugs, etc. You've got to have the self-control of a stoic warrior-monk to not let that always-available dopamine rush influence you in some way.

If I could jump between timelines, I'd like to see a world where internet porn didn't exist to see what impact it's had on society. Something tells me its availability isn't for the betterment of humanity.

Anyway, there's no putting the genie back in the bottle, and this legislation is Orwellian and futile to its stated intent.

 

[Big Baller]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

I'd seen this one recently called, "24 Hours of Semen."

Basically, a crew of men followed around a Japanese woman for 24 hours and would jizz on her at random moments. Even when she was brushing her teeth.

It's a real work of art.

 

[LordCBH]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

I'd seen this one recently called, "24 Hours of Semen."

Basically, a crew of men followed around a Japanese woman for 24 hours and would jizz on her at random moments. Even when she was brushing her teeth.

It's a real work of art.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I dunno, I know I'm gonna come off as an old curmudgeon, but I think the ubiquitousness of porn has kind of killed most young adults perception and value of sex.

I remember rolling the dice on limewire porn like a gentleman

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Texas should have some real balls and block VPNs too. No porn unless you op in at city hall.

Small government whooo!
*shoots in the air**

 

[West Texas CEO]

Their best vids were their JAV ones.

I'd seen this one recently called, "24 Hours of Semen."

Basically, a crew of men followed around a Japanese woman for 24 hours and would jizz on her at random moments. Even when she was brushing her teeth.

It's a real work of art.

 

[Yamisan]

Its already happened in other states before Texas...

 

[nush]

If I could jump between timelines, I'd like to see a world where internet porn didn't exist to see what impact it's had on society.

 

[YCoCg]

NordVPN and ExpressVPN seeing sales in Texas

 

[DrFigs]

I guess my worry is that if the legitimate and highly regulated pornsites dip, don't you risk propping up sites w/ worse moderation policies?

 

[Eiknarf]

3:30pm is when most people are jerkin’ off.

According to both PornHub and YouPorn, 3:30pm is when they have the most traffic

So to me that sounds like boys getting all horn’d up while in school being around their female counterparts but not having the game to ask any out because they’ve all been buried in their devices. So they get out of middle school / high school around 3:05, run home, log onto those sites and jerk-off all over themselves.

 

[Sub_Level]

I am a bit out of the loop. Are people in Texas scared of boobs and vaginas?

Porn, weed, and gambling yes. Alcohol is fine tho; we know that doesn’t harm families.

 

[Jsisto]

Hahaha. Pornhub!? Amateurs, I tell ya….cant remember the last time I even thought of going there.

I love the “allegedly” protecting minors. Cmon now…regardless of how you feel about this, to argue that it doesnt protect minors is ludicrous. I love my porn as much as the next guy, but if I had access to as much as there is today when I was a teenager, I’d be even more fucked up than I already am.

 

[Quasicat]

Porn, weed, and gambling yes. Alcohol is fine tho; we know that doesn’t harm families.

All of that is legal in my state which I would have thought was never going to happen a couple of years ago. Crazy times.

 

[jason10mm]

3:30pm is when most people are jerkin’ off.

According to both PornHub and YouPorn, 3:30pm is when they have the most traffic

So to me that sounds like boys getting all horn’d up while in school being around their female counterparts but not having the game to ask any out because they’ve all been buried in their devices. So they get out of middle school / high school around 3:05, run home, log onto those sites and jerk-off all over themselves.

Nah, 3:30 is when office guys can lock the door and rub one out before going home.

Allegedly.