Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Texas parent company Aylo porn hub and other adult entertainment websites failed to enforce The state’s new age verification lawthe first reported 404 media on Monday.
“Texas has the right to protect its children from the harmful effects of pornography,” Attorney General Paxton said in a statement. Press release. “I look forward to holding accountable any company that violates our age verification laws designed to prevent minors from being exposed to harmful, obscene material on the Internet.”
Texas is currently implementing a strict age verification law, HB 1181, to prevent minors from accessing pornographic websites.Montana, North Carolina, Louisiana and more and more states A similar law was introduced last year. Age verification often requires users to upload a photo of their ID before accessing porn sites. Aylo, parent company of Pornhub, Brazzers and YouPorn, said This is an imperfect solution This puts the privacy of porn viewers at risk, something the company refuses to do.
Aiello did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.
litigation It’s intended to force Aiello to comply with Texas law and could set a precedent for other states with similar laws. Pornhub’s parent company could face civil penalties of $1.6 million, plus $250,000 for each child exposed to pornography and $10,000 for each additional day in the case.
Aylo responded to some of these laws by canceling its service in North Carolina, Montana and other states. However, search trends indicate that most people are likely to use VPNs to bypass these geographic areas.
Texas age verification law also Requesting the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to issue a disclaimer On all porn sites. The pop-up, which briefly appeared on some Texas websites, claimed that pornography “has been shown to harm human brain development” and was linked to “low self-esteem” and “emotional and mental illness.”