• Pacattack57@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    So people better understand: Pornhub did not get banned by law. There is a law that requires porn sites to verify age with IDs in many southern states. Instead of complying Pornhub location banned themselves.

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      4 months ago

      You left the most important part out; why is PornHub not complying? Understanding the situation requires knowing the very real concerns about privacy and data security as compliance requires keeping copies of IDs on file for verification.

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      giving a scan of your ID to the shadiest people on the web doesn’t seem a smart idea.

      also: it’s not impossible for little jimmy to get a copy of his dad driving license…

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      I work for municipal government in Texas and I’m not allowed to write down or take a picture of someone’s DL number or date of birth, which is a bitch when we’re trying to cite a contractor named Jose Gonzales for illegal construction.