PornHub Disables Website in Texas After Court Upholds State’s Age Verification Law

The porn website, which is based in Canada, said it plans to appeal the ruling.

The United States and Texas state flags fly outside the state Capitol building in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2021. Sergio Flores/Getty Images

PornHub has blocked its service in Texas as a state law barring websites from showing harmful, obscene material to children came into effect following review by an appeals court.

Sites that host pornographic content now face fines for serving obscene content to minors in Texas after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction on the effort by state lawmakers to ensure better protections from such content for youth.