Since Pornhub and other adult sites pulled out of the Lone Star State last week, Texans have been searching for VPNs like crazy. We gave it a try.
As you’ve probably heard, Pornhub, the nation's largest purveyor of free online pornography, has pulled out of Texas. In fact, Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, has pulled all of its adult sites from the state because of a state law meant to add age verification processes to the platforms. Now, every time people visit the site, they’re greeted with a block of text explaining the situation instead of an endless sea of porn videos.
According to Google Trends, searches for the term “free VPN” shot up some 950% since last week when Pornhub pulled its services from the state. We don’t think this is a coincidence. Searches for “best VPN for iPhone” also shot up 350%., a VPN is a virtual private network that gives you more security when browsing the internet wherever you are. A VPN can make you virtually untraceable by blocking your IP address, identity and data, thereby keeping your online activity safe.
The company says safety and compliance are at the forefront of its mission, but “providing identification every time you want to visit an adult platform is not an effective solution for protecting users online, and in fact, will put minors and your privacy at risk.” This can already be seen in Texas, where other porn sites are still easily accessible without age verification.
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