Pornhub by Passport: ID is now required to access porn sites in Louisiana

The US state of Louisiana has passed a law requiring age verification for any website that contains 33.3% or more pornographic material, reports Mashable. Porn sites now have to verify a visitor’s age using a program called LA Wallet, which requires a Louisiana ID or driver’s license.

A Twitter user with the nickname Public Defending recorded a video of how it works on the example of Pornhub.

The video shows the mobile version of Pornhub asking the visitor to confirm their age.

“Louisiana law now requires us to put in place a process for verifying the age of users who connect to our site from Louisiana,” reads the message. “The privacy and security of the Pornhub community is our priority, and we thank you for your cooperation.”

While Pornhub claims that it does not collect any data during this process, and that the process is “performed by reputable service providers that specialize in verifying the age of internet users,” it’s easy to imagine that some people aren’t too comfortable handing over official documents in order to gain access to a pornographic site.

Notably, Utah Senator Mike Lee recently proposed legislation that would require age verification for access to porn sites in the US nationally.