{"id":2002575,"date":"2023-08-16T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/83-support-national-mandate-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T14:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:38:31","slug":"83-support-national-mandate-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/83-support-national-mandate-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"83% back national age verification for porn sites: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F83-support-national-mandate-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200bMajority of American Voters Support Age\u200c Verification for Pornography Websites<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by the American Principles Project reveals that\u200d an overwhelming 83% of registered\u2062 voters in \u200dthe United States are in favor of implementing a\u200c national mandate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-700-survivors-advocates-call-on-congress-for-criminal-investigation-into-pornhubs-parent-company\/\" title=\"Over 700 Survivors, Advocates Call On Congress For Criminal Investigation Into Pornhub\u2019s Parent Company\">age verification<\/a> on pornography websites. This federal law would require consumers to prove \u2063they are at least 18 years old before gaining access to explicit content.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, most websites only require age\u2064 confirmation, which is less stringent than verification.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It should come as no shock\u2064 that Americans don&#8217;t want their \u2062kids watching porn,&#8221; says\u200c Terry Schilling, the president of the American Principles Project. &#8220;Beyond being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-biden-official-speaks-out-on-border-crisis-400k-illegals-have-escaped-into-u-s-90-never-deported\/\" title=\"Ex-Biden Official Speaks Out On Border Crisis: 400K Illegals Have Escaped Into U.S., 90% Never Deported\">simple common sense<\/a>, the\u200c evidence is\u2064 overwhelming that early exposure to \u2062sexual\u200b content can lead to many terrible consequences for a child&#8217;s mental and even physical health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The poll \u2063results come in the wake \u200dof seven \u2063states, including Louisiana, Utah, Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Montana,\u2063 and Arkansas, passing verification laws aimed at protecting children from pornography.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u2064these laws,\u2063 the popular pornography website Pornhub has chosen\u2064 to cease\u2062 operations in many of these states. Instead, \u2064they have \u2063opted to display a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/83-support-national-mandate-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites-poll\/\" title=\"83% back national age verification for porn sites: Poll\">public \u200cservice announcement featuring<\/a> an adult \u200bactress discussing the \u2064legislation passed in \u2062each respective \u200bstate.<\/p>\n<p>The American Principles Project&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-residents-oppose-woke-education\/\" title=\"Blue State Residents Oppose Woke Education\">poll reveals<\/a> that a majority of\u2062 Americans, 58%, &#8220;strongly&#8221; \u2062favor these laws, \u2062while \u200dan additional 25%\u200c &#8220;somewhat&#8221; favor them. \u200bOpposition to the laws remains in the single digits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, our lawmakers\u2064 ignored the \u200bproblem\u2064 for too \u2062long while access to online porn exploded among minors. But\u2064 now, that&#8217;s \u200dfinally changing,&#8221; Schilling\u200c adds. &#8220;Despite the gaslighting\u2063 by\u2064 the porn\u200c industry, legislators are recognizing the need\u2063 to take action to safeguard \u2062our kids.\u200c And as this latest poll\u200c shows,\u200c Americans \u2062from all\u200b political backgrounds are standing behind them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schilling further states that his organization expects\u2063 similar laws to\u200b be enacted in other states,\u200b and they are committed to advocating\u2063 for \u200bthese laws until children are protected in all 50 \u200cstates.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, conducted by RMG Research, Inc., took\u2063 place from August 11-14 \u200cand\u200d surveyed 1,000 registered voters. The margin of error is\u200b 3.1%.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out to Pornhub and \u2064its parent\u200d company MindGeek for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll by the American Principles Project revealed that 83% of registered American voters support a national law mandating age verification for accessing pornography websites. 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