Adult website PornHub blocks users in Utah from accessing the site

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In a video message displayed on the site, a spokeswoman for PornHub said that legislative action taken during the 2023 Utah Legislative Session has prompted the company to block access to Utahns.

“Giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users,” the spokeswoman said.


Sheep are running scared tonight in Utah. Even the cows have gone silent...
 
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You mean the state of Utah, I assume? Because, I'm willing to bet Pornhub will not reject your VPN.

As far as the state goes it's going to have a lot of work to do, if human nature has any input.

Let me tell you the story of deployed troops, a state run censorship, internet access and bored troopies. When we were overseas for 9/11 the country we were in didn't allow pornography on line. So much so, even sites like "Sandals" all inclusive tourist site was blocked due to bikini pictures or fashion designer sites. So what do bored troopies do with internet access and no porn - they find it or it's equivalent. And the funny part was the next time they were online the site was now blocked. Bored once again the troopies dug further and those sites became unavailable.

And then human nature kicked in. Sleeves were rolled up. Bets were made - How many sites could you find in one night? How many could you find that were still open the second night? (always a crowd pleaser). How many 'not actual porn sites but risqué' could you get shut-off? A great many nights of boredom were valiantly fought loading the state censorship machine database with fashion designers, all-inclusive vacations and the Sears catalogue bra section (some troopies are still late teens). The greatest payoff was finding a site who had done an ISP change and still presented the same content un-blocked again.

Yes, the great state of Utah will soon have a growing database of blocked VPN's and no shortage of companies offering more VPN's.
 
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You mean the state of Utah, I assume? Because, I'm willing to bet Pornhub will not reject your VPN.
Probably not, but if they want to, they can. With ease.

Browser VPN's dupe the IP with headers scripts. Those can be easily seen with a packet sniffer and defeated, so if they wanted to be assholes and really block the entire state, they can with ease if you're using browser VPN's.

Real VPN's are different. With those you connect to an online server and then go out from there. That's why your browsing experience can slow down from time to time depending on how far away the server you're connecting to is, but you will have the IP of wherever the server is located and not a duped one from your own local server from your ISP or in a route along with way to where you're connecting.

How many 'not actual porn sites but risqué' could you get shut-off? A great many nights of boredom were valiantly fought loading the state censorship machine database with fashion designers, all-inclusive vacations and the Sears catalogue bra section (some troopies are still late teens).
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