Watching Porn Online in Louisiana Now Requires ID Verification
As of Sunday, people logging on to the Internet in Louisiana wishing to watch pornography must first upload their driver’s license.According to the law that went into effect this year, websites that publish pornography are required to verify a user’s age before granting access to adult content.
To access the material, users must verify their identity with the state’s digital driver’s license app, LA Wallet.“Due to advances in technology, the universal availability of the internet, and limited age verification requirements, minors are exposed to pornography earlier in age,” the law reads. “Pornography contributes to the hyper-sexualization of teens and prepubescent children and may lead to low self-esteem, body image disorders, an increase in problematic sexual activity at younger ages, and increased desire among adolescents to engage in risky sexual behavior.”Porn sites must use age-verification technology to prevent access to “material harmful to minors on the internet” under the statute.The law also applies to digital publishers, whose content is 33.3 percent sexually explicit.
Publishers who fail to comply can be fined.A New Orleans-based attorney captured PornHub’s new landing page, which alerts users to the new requirement."Hello from the surveillance state of Louisiana.
People in Louisiana have to use their drivers license to go to pornhub. This is truly wild. Under his eye," they wrote. Republican state Rep.
