Pornhub retaliates against Utah lawmakers by fulfilling their desires.

Pornhub Blocks Access to Utah in Protest of ID Verification Law

Introduction

Pornhub, one of the largest online platforms for pornography, has cut off access to Utahns in protest of a new law that would require sites to check ID verification for user access. While other states have instituted similar laws, this is the first time Pornhub has denied service to a whole state of people.

The Irony of Pornhub’s Argument

Instead of seeing adult content, users in Utah will see a video of Pornhub “performer” Cherie DeVille explaining how requiring ID verification in the interest of protecting minors actually endangers kids by encouraging them to visit less reputable pornography websites. The irony of Pornhub’s argument is almost too much to endure. Similar to the idea of safe abortions, “reputable pornography” is an oxymoron and makes no sense. Porn is exploitative, addictive, and immoral.

The Libertarian Argument

While some may argue that the government has no right to encroach on people’s freedom to consume pornography, it’s important to consider the many harms of online pornography. Pornography is a harmful and addictive habit that merits strict limitations, particularly for youth, whose minds and bodies are still developing. Kids addicted to porn are more likely to be the victims of sexual exploitation or the perpetrators of it, and they are more likely to explore alternative sexual lifestyles, particularly transgenderism.

Porn’s Many Harms

Online pornography is not an inalienable right that a government must protect at all costs. It’s a source of corruption, emptying people of desire for romantic love and replacing it with shame, perversion, and dependency. It’s simply not natural for men and women to be so disinterested in one another to the point that the very future of their community’s existence is in serious jeopardy.

Conclusion

Assuming the Republicans in Utah hold strong, Pornhub’s stunt of blocking access to Utahns should come to nothing. The site’s owners may come to terms with the fact that pornography is no longer welcome in civilized societies and will keep to the margins where they belong. Or, even better, they will keep up their protest and do the same for other states, so that more children have a chance to grow up with their innocence and mental health intact.

• Alcohol
• Drugs
• ID check
• Kids
• Low birth rates
• Mike Lee
• Minors
• Mitt Romney
• Porn
• Pornhub
• Pornography
• Spencer Cox
• Transgenderism
• Utah

Author: Auguste Meyrat is an English teacher in the Dallas area. He holds an MA in humanities and an MEd in educational leadership. He is the senior editor of The Everyman and has written essays for The Federalist, The American Conservative, and The Imaginative Conservative, as well as the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Follow him on Twitter.