Louisiana has a law that requires anyone who wants to watch porn to provide digital proof of their government-issued ID.
The bill was meant to protect children from consuming potentially damaging hardcore adult content, but has been met with both confusion and concern by Louisiana residents. There needs to be protection for kids. Critics say that the new law might turn into a major data liability.
The state and a large portion of its people seem to be at odds. They are both major players in the debate, but not the only ones. Performers are affected by the new law.
"I don't think this will be anything more than an invasion of one's privacy, and an attempt to penalize porn companies and increase the stigma on this industry further," said the creator of Only Fans.
It's absurd to tell a grown adult that they have to show their ID before they can watch porn.
Rae made a lot of points. By the law's written language, it only applies platforms if 33.3 percent or more of a site's content is pornographic, on which porn is both incredibly illegal and damaging.
The bill is intended to target porn providers like PornHub and OnlyFans as well as those who make their livings on them. It's worth pointing out that on the porn consumer's side, it instills a fear that one's most personal data might go into a government-accessible lockbox somewhere.
"Louisiana law doesn't care about protecting," said a porn star. Penalizing porn companies is one of the things it cares about.
She said that installing paywalls can be an effective deterrent against motivated teens and that the law will become useless overnight.
We can't stress enough how easy these protections are to get around, especially when you consider how well-versed kids are in technology. Most virtual private networks are free, which makes it easier for children to install one.
Both performers were careful to say that they believe that children should not be exposed to pornography. Considering how easy it is to get around Louisiana's digital blockade, it's not clear how this law is able to do that.
It seems that it has placed a target on the porn industry's back, and possibly paved the way for tighter restrictions down the road.
There are women in the adult content industry.
There is a new law in Louisiana that forces people to watch porn online.
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