Pornhub disables its site for Texas users over age verification

Adult-content website Pornhub has disabled its website for users in Texas due to a recent ruling in the state. 

Those who attempted to access the website were directed to a letter that stated that Texas elected officials are requiring the site to verify the age of consumers before they access the content, and argued that the measure is ineffective. 

"Unfortunately, the Texas law for age verification is ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous," the letter reads. "Not only will it not actually protect children, but it will also inevitably reduce content creators' ability to post and distribute legal adult content and directly impact their ability to share the artistic messages they want to convey with it."

In June of last year, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation that bans minors from viewing adult content online by having websites verify their age. 

Last month, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Pornhub, arguing that it had violated the legislation, according to The Hill. 

"The safety of our users is one of our biggest concerns," the letter from Pornhub states. "We believe that the only effective solution for protecting minors and adults alike is to verify users’ age on their devices and to either deny or allow access to age-restricted materials and websites based on that verification. We call on all adult sites to comply with the law."