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The adult industry’s most well-known website, PornHub, shut down in Missouri on Monday, marking the first major response to the state’s new age verification rule for adult websites. PornHub, in a statement to website visitors, called the rule ineffective and a risk to user privacy. The new rule requires adult websites to verify users’ ages, such as uploading a government-issued ID, before allowing access. Former Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, initiated the rule last spring and his Republican successor, Catherine Hanaway, carried it out on Monday. Hanaway championed the website’s decision to shut down as proof that the rule was needed, framing it as a victory for families. Missouri’s policy, which was enacted without state legislation, illustrated the state’s most aggressive response to the adult industry in recent history. While displaying obscene material to minors is already illegal under federal law, the new rule has raised privacy concerns. Read more about the new law and concerns at the link above. 🎥: Kacen Bayless/The Star (@Kacen Bayless | KC Star) #Missouri #MissouriLaw #Politics #LocalNews
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