Pornhub now blocked in Texas, impinging on ‘rights of adults’

Pornhub is currently blocked in Texas after the state legislature passed a bill requiring adult sites to verify users' ages. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPopular adult streaming site Pornhub is currently blocking users in Texas following a lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the site's age-verification practices. Viewers who attempt to visit Pornhub.com are met with a lengthy statement from the site's owners, Aylo Global Entertainment, explaining the block. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Texas can enforce a new law requiring age-verification systems on porn websites. The Texas law requires adult sites to either use their own methods or a third-party service like Louisiana's to collect age-verification information like a government-issued ID.