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Louisiana is requiring a valid govt issued ID to visit does "harmful to minors" any site with 1/3 or more content deemed by the state to be harmful to minors will require age verification via ID
NuclearMonk
*My* driver's license....or *someone's* driver's license?
SnagglepussIsMySpiritAnimal
No F'ing way should you be trusting shady porn sites with your PII.
Chefpnut
Louisiana would rather let kids shoot guns than loads.
cw7p9ComputerMagnet
Lol. Republicans are dumb as rocks
Noob3rts
Ah yes, gotta love how the United States is slowly becoming China.
ItsACrazyWorld
Some should prob tell Lousiana about VPNs
GoToTheZoo
Now do it with Social Media and give our kids their childhood back.
GreenFox
It's unenforceable. They're just doing it for show.
JiffyGee
And vpn sales will go through the roof in Louisiana.
JiffyGee
Nord VPN thanks the state of Louisiana for their uptick in sales.
duramater1
Gonna be some Republican IDs tagged to some kinky shit. LOL!
jonhamsandwich11
imheretolearn
Lol at the comparison...
wadenelson
I've used NordVPN and ProtonVPN. Proton's prolly a little easier for newbs.
gozer90
IPVanish was simple for me
Skeevethegreat
This is sounding more and more like the shit they do in China...
bikergeek6249
-1200 social credit
Skeevethegreat
Not even that far, in China, you need a government ID to use web cafes or play any online game.
Boondangle40
It's about mass surveillance. Fuck the CCP they don't give a shit about any of the populace. It's about identifying dissidents and squashing
Boondangle40
them for absolute power and control. Fuck Xi and the CCP. "You go to HELL, you go to hell and you DIE!" - Mr Garrison
Pumuchei
With how they rank in the poverty rate, you'd think they'd have higher priorities.
MechaNinja
What was that? Did you say vpn?
Picdump2508
Always VPN.
stoots24
dudehiemer
This won't be the last state. Remember RoeVsWade? The case was about the constitutional right to privacy, that is how it protected abortion.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Yep, this *would* have been quashed under the rulings that legalized gay sex, abortion, etc. for privacy reasons. this is a stepping stone.
OaksParcel
RandallKavanaugh
Is there anyone smart enough to know how to use a search engine to find porn, that also doesn't know how to find a free VPN?
JustTryingToLiveLife
Step 1: open google search, Step 2: Type “Nude” and huza!!! There it is, how are they gunna enforce that, with an ID too…
PastureofMuppets
Everyone knows porn exists, so its super easy to find. Not everyone has heard of a VPN or would know what to look for.
HeHeHebieJeebies
And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say - that the local smut shack's revenue grew three sizes that day.
Dizastrpiece
Not to mention the issues they keep having with facial recognition and charging the wrong people with crimes it you aren't white.
LeftRightThere
*Breaks out Sears catalog
JustHereForTheMemes0321
YoOOOOOOO. THS HAD ME ROLLING!!!!
dfhowes
Frederick's of Hollywood. Wait, is that still even around? God, I'm old! ?
LeftRightThere
I totally forgot about that place!
iztric
Such a stupid law, do they actually think that is truly enforceable enough to matter?
JemIsTrulyOutrageous
Its only meant to satisfy prudish idiots that think it will "pRoTeCT thE cHIlDrEn". Its all for show.
Kittynomnoms
Like almost every other surveillance law, it's not actually about "protecting children" or whatever. That's just an excuse people fall for.
vinny8boberano
Worse, it is so broad as to limit and ID people going to ANY site the GQPLA deems "harmful".
cmdshift3
It’s theatre
ElTee86
It’s the moral high ground
frankmanhattan
It isn't about enforceability. It's about pandering to their constituents.
SniderThanYou
Wait - isn't this the exact argument that MAGAs use against gun safety laws?
spiffylookingnerfherder
The first, second, fourth, and fifth amendments - among others - only apply to people they like though.
ChainmailleAddict
It'll be a cold day in hell before I let a soldier sleep in MY house - my third amendment rights will not be silenced!
spiffylookingnerfherder
Obligatory Mulaney https://youtu.be/jRLH8E_CpP0?t=265
Einbrecher
Hypocrisy? In the GQP? You don't say...
PerpetuityPhoto
They almost certainly want to have IDs on file so that they can have them "Leaked" for convenience purposes.
PerpetuityPhoto
Imagine if a Republican said "Oh no, look at what all these registered Democrats are watching due to this leak!".
PerpetuityPhoto
Then they could go on a holy crusade against Pornhub with impunity AND smear their opponents.
ThatShiftyMonkey
Not sure how well that would work as the Rs would all be listed on there too.
onlyawfulnamesleft
Depends who leaks it.
Imademyselfsquirtle
Republicans and cuntservatives
Overjay2
better than nothing
MoltarsGhost
People who make these laws don't know how the internet works.
JoshuaHarazin
Or the law, usually.
HelloMax
The people who wrote the bill are the same people who fall for phishing scams in their email. Likely ignorant to VPNs and the like as well..
TheUnstoppableWampas
They don't care. It's about looking good to the people that vote for them, not about actually being effective.
d3jake
Now pandering. If or when it get stuck down they can turn to their base and go "see?! We tried to protect children, but the left doesn't/
d3jake
Care" all the whole they cut gvmt benefits for kids
spiffylookingnerfherder
Don't be so cynical - they might be able to use it to get a few poor and/or black folks to take a plea deal too.
TheUnstoppableWampas
I stand corrected. Damn that's dark, but you're not wrong.
dramaticpaws
Hey if it keeps one load of kids from being shot into a sock I think it's done it's job.
CrimeBrulee
They probably thought the sites wouldn't bother, and would just geo-block LA. That would be more in line with their Christofascism.
Beardedagentman
Nah Pornhub has gay porn. So the GQP still needs that.
Pimparoo3
I know that's the joke and is the case in some instances, please remember the majority of homophobes are just hateful people.
Beardedagentman
(Not because gay is bad. Just the litany of repressed Repub's)
DuckPlanetKing
That’s the trick, they will enforce it selectively and then find a way to stop those selected people from voting based on that.
Pummelallthethings
First hook struck and stayed. Next, it'll either be ban on gay porn or info fishing which is getting into scary list territory.
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mrgreen326
There was plenty of free shit regardless, I had no trouble finding it as a teen in the early 2000s
eqpirate07
Man I hated that as a kid. I forgot all about this!
ForRohan
Not enforceable and probably not constitutional.
AnonymousBach
"I will make it constitutional" - SCOTUS
SlasherQuan
I am the law.
fskn
[Dramatization]
LespritDeLescalier22
*poof*
BigDaddysMeatWagon
How is it not? Not saying I support it, but don't you have to be 18 to buy porn in a store?
spittleteets
The vast majority of people are not buying porn on pornhub.
hydrophobicOtter
It's still ad-supported for those not paying for the content.
spittleteets
Seeing an ad is not paying for something.
Filanwizard
I am not sure if thats an actual law or just something the industry does to avoid federal laws about it.
Filanwizard
There are things where someone gets carded that are not law, some theaters do it even for R rated movies now.
CliffWestern
A lot of international sites that can't afford or can't be bothered to gaf what that state gov wants. What are they gonna do?
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CliffWestern
Sorry. I meant what is the state going to do
jetah
I assume the international location doesn't have to abide by the law.
Glernaj
States can't make laws regarding interstate commerce, which this would likely qualify as.
avidatheist
Since it only applies if you connect from Louisiana, unlikely it would fall under interstate commerce.
TheTaxDude
Anything connected to the internet is interstate commerce- internet traffic almost always crosses state lines. But the poster’s rule was 1/
TheTaxDude
They can as long as the law doesn’t discriminate against out of state commerce. If it does, then dormant commerce clause kicks but the 1/
TheTaxDude
State has the burden of showing the benefit outweighs the burden and there is no less discriminatory means to advance the state’s interest
Katusa
Then how come I can't see a virtual doctor to get boner pills in my state? Every other state you can.
DickBackBreaker
Pornhub is free, so there is no commerce.
SciencePetsComputers
if the site is free, then you are the product (advertisement money)
autocorrectfailures
So they can regulate the internet but not guns, interesting.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
Actually you need to do the same to buy a gun.
autocorrectfailures
Such a law would not have passed even 5 years ago with regard to guns.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
It's been the law with regard to guns since 1968
autocorrectfailures
Had it needed to be passed in the last 10 years i doubt it could have passed.
tlamstrike
and this law will be effective as all the regulations there are or could ever be for guns. A magic box on your desk can bring you porn...
tlamstrike
...another magic box on your desk can make you a Glock with a bong in it.
autocorrectfailures
But Republicans are at least up for trying to pass said laws regulating this magic box
tlamstrike
The Dems are going after both magic boxes. CA has been trying to blame video games for gun violence and wants to allow people...
tlamstrike
...to sue video game makers. The Feds just passed "regulations" regarding 3D printed lowers.
VladonaldTrumputin
The worst part about all of this is the data that will be directly tied to your ID.
trapperjohnmd
Can’t wait for the leak to see all these Republican hypocrites and their “barely 18” search histories.
dfhowes
*under
TsubakiTragic
VPN usage about to take off.
fennecbutt
Which for gay/trans people is always a huge worry. If it gets leaked it suddenly makes it easier to hunt us down bc they have your id
MosquitoHawker
Hate to say it but pretty much 100% sure that’s the idea.
METROlD
I think thats the point. They dont give a shit about kids watching porn.
PrincessBatCat
Only the fact that you went to the site, not what you do on that site. How it works is you upload your drivers license to an app and then 1
PrincessBatCat
Pornhub or whatever site will give you a code to enter to verify your ID. If any data on what you do is leaked or passed around, that's on 2
PrincessBatCat
The website, not the app. I know this because I unfortunatly live here and have tried it once out of curiosity.
Mentok
How else would the brown shirts, sorry, proud boys, find their list of enemies?
FeChefImgur
and then inevitably shared/leaked
Ffudmethen
"shared" or sold
sweetandsmokey
Came digging for that exact comment! … blackmailing you with your search history.
sangman
Lol I would trust Pornhub's computer security more than the government's honestly.
JaxJamesTheTenaciousTurtle
100%. Its not even the absurdity of ID verification that bothers me, its the potential misuse of private data.
MapleSyrupMafia
Officer pulling you over: "Sir, do you know how fast you finish on the interacial couples page?"
BernieSandersMittens
q2grapple
“Is that a record?”
sweetandsmokey
This comment! ???
ZebulonMuthafuckingPike
monkeyshines
This isn't true, the verification is 3rd-party and anonymised, no ID is associated with the data. The only good part of a bad law.
billyrayvirus
I have a bridge to sell you.
Pimparoo3
Lol, that 3rd party is going to sell that data or it will "leak" at some point
mrthewhitee
So can everyone use the same id? In theory?
Praethius
If the id was anonymised it would still he unique, doubtful theyd allow multiple people to use it
justfillingthespace
How are they gonna know it's not the same person? Are they gonna lock IDs to certain IPs?
Praethius
I more mean multiple *concurrent* users - if it was properly anonymised then yeah they have no idea whos using it.
ThatShiftyMonkey
Only way to prevent an ID from being used in multiple places at the same time would be to store the data (at least temporarily), and they're
hamper10
thecarwash
ShinyObject007
humbook
This is so so so funny and awful. It's probably already happened a bunch. Soon a dad will post about it in r/parenting for help. Lol.
Landstander101
That's why you use grandma's I'd.
mrthewhitee
This brings up a question. According to the gov it only returns a date and sites arent supposed to store any data, so can we all use same id
lowkeylives
Here, use mine.
badatediting
bazoopers
*teens when they submit their dad's ID but get told that ID is already registered*
swanglemydangle
Kids know how to use a VPN, their dad's and grandfather's? Probably, not so much.
tanebot
Anyone under about 45 grew up with computers. At this stage if you don't know how to use a VPN it's not because of your age.
secondtalon
Working in IT, there's a set of years, roughly 30-45. Anyone outside that age range is incompetent on a desktop until proven otherwise.
tanebot
Yep, that's the only age range that grew up with the metaphorical tutorial turned on by default.
secondtalon
The older ones for the already known reasons. The younger ones don't know how to use a mouse and I sincerely wish I was making that up.
secondtalon
The smackable "What's a computer?" kid in the ad is real, and they're working entry level.
swanglemydangle
Growing up with and being proficient are two very different things. Some people aren't worried about security enough to use a VPN
wthamidoinghere
you assuming no one over 45 is reading this?
tanebot
No, just pointing out that you can't assume all parents are significantly over 45.
humbook
People over 45 don't know how to expand threads either lol, and wouldn't care to either
Orzufancylad
ProtonVPN kids.
DeltaLaw
Nah incognito mode is all you need. Trust me bro it's foolproof
TheInitiated
absoluttalent
I prefer surfshark
INeverWaitForIt
Also might be able to FOIA one of the republican politicians responsible for this shit too and use their license number.
connorcat
Associate their ID with the most fucked up (legal/ethical) porn possible!
INeverWaitForIt
Or make a donation to something like the Satanic Temple in their name.
TheLastPerfectDay
Fuck yes. Proton for the win.
LittleGrannyPotato5772
yes!
myproudburner
Speaking of, I tunneled to LA when I saw a post about this. Shit's real.
HollywoodHells
Yup. So my special VPN pals told them I'm in Atlanta and suddenly I was free again.
gbermudez715
Am I just high or did I just stumble on some crazy matrix stuff here?
myproudburner
Were you high? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
HollywoodHells
Little bit column A, little bit column 2.
samuelwestphalia
column B wasn't structurally sound
justhereforthemimes
VPN
CliffWestern
Even better. Move out of Louisiana!
DartTarget13
They want the reasonable people to leave. More odds of a red win.
CliffWestern
It is a solid strategy
LurkingAtTheOffice
HideMeVPN is free and pretty decent for a free VPN.
SighCantThinkofAny
T.Hanks.gif
KidintheCloset
always been told to NEVER trust a free VPN. be skeptical of paid VPNs, but free VPNs have to make money some how.
SharkoutofWata
If you don’t pay for the product, you are the product
NauseousPanda
These days you are a product either way
TheFeralDog
Or just anyone now wanting to give pornhub their ID..
TheFeralDog
not*
KenGiphyJr
Pretty sure they dont want it either. Just dumb politicians wanting to meddle in things they have no idea about You know sex and tech?
sweetandsmokey
Who? Porn hub? They will love to have your data … I still can’t believe that some people pay for porn ?
DarthVella
The saying goes that the sex industry is usually among the earliest adopters of new media. Tapes, DVDs, online videos, VR, etc.
justhereforthemimes
Yeah Betamax was unsuccessful because it didn’t allow porn and VHS won out
iDrinkDrano
They'd love to be able to know what kinks go to which person. Good way for them to find the gays
Zeterai
Just gotta make sure nobody knows you're asking for those lists, Texas.
wilagames
Gay folks will be the first victims but the conservatives aren't gonna stop with the gays.
iDrinkDrano
True that but as a gay I'm particularly concerned lol
LordAuditorVorkosigan
or Nord
itsokimaussie
Fuck nord. They're owned by a known data harvesting company.
itsokimaussie
Wait, maybe I'm mixing them up with PIA, ugh, both are crap anyways.
Orzufancylad
Proton is free. I assume kids don't want to pay a subscription, but I guess they might watch a Fortnite streamer that offers discount code
Blank1612
I agree with you, but my Nord subscription was $50 for like 3 years or something. Ton of good discounts on it out there.
FractalChainsaw
Critical Role has developed a whole storyline contsined entirely within their Nord ads. It's bizarre and glorious.
NefariousGoop
Check out Internet Historian if you want Nord ads with storyline
DickMercenary
Nothing is truly free.
Orzufancylad
How much did this comment cost?
DickMercenary
My email, browsing habits, data they can squeeze out of that, and whatever ads they try to foist upon me.
10Upvotes
A free VPN? What's the catch
CardboardStomach
You only have access to like 3 different free servers usually so depending on your location and the load your ping could get pretty high
10Upvotes
Ok...that wasn't on Tom Hardware's Review. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the recommendation
GuestChrist
VPN time. I hate that kind of political pandering. Do they really think that's going to stop minors from seeing porn? Psshh.
Kemi337
Note that its only for sites where more than 1/3 of the content is adult content. How does that even help? Performative nonsense for idiots.
morelikeconsham
No, they think that having an ID/Porn Use database would be a convenient weapon to use against undesirables.
HawkmanXLII
I can't imagine being 14 and having unlimited access to porn. I never would've left the house. I had a couple mags for like all my teens.
Gcleff
I mean I had a computer for games (bro got for me) by 14 and had internet and porn. It was awesome but definitely had other things to do too
SploogeMcDuck316
The boomers this law is meant to please will know no difference im guessing.
LizardEnterprises
The purpose of laws to Republicans is not to actually stop at thing. Its to give them excuses to punish people they don't like. Full stop.
Omnimorph2112
It's never about doing anything. It's about being seen to do something.
CanuckleheadChick
Lots of porn out there. You don't need pornhub.
RenegadeBlob
That's just another error of this law. Pornhub and other compliant sites are much safer than uncompliant ones.
TheFeralDog
All would technically be required to ask for age verification... And the lawmakers think that will happen
lronMaiden
As if international sites give two fucks about some American state's self proclaimed laws. ID data's safe management is expensive and risky.
mrthewhitee
No the site has to have more than a certain percentage of their content as porn.
TheFeralDog
Yes so all porn sites.
kletskoek
Couldn’t they just add a huge amount of other content to circumvent that? Like a TON of full-text books in the common domain
comacomacomacomachameleon
If I ran a porn site, I'd give them the finger. Pornhub isn't a Louisiana business and is not subject to Louisiana laws.
mrthewhitee
They can still be sued, particularly if they operate anywhere inside US.
comacomacomacomachameleon
If allowed, it would set a dangerous precedent that companies with no legal presence in a state are bound to that state's laws.
comacomacomacomachameleon
If Alabama makes it illegal to give info about abortions, does a California company have to comply? Logically no.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
They can't be compelled to comply, but if they're not compliant, ISPs can be compelled to block them in the state.
parkerh17
On one hand you've got ad revenue from Louisiana, on the other paying to create and maintain systems on your site to securely receive pics>
parkerh17
Of ppls IDs. Plus the liability if it leaks. Might decide it isn't worth the price to operate there.