LINCOLN- Pornhub, one of the busiest websites for sexually explicit videos, is less than a month away from going dark in Nebraska. The company blames LB1092 for its closure in the state, a bill introduced by Sen. Dave Murman that would require the pornographic site to digitally verify the IDs of people using its site. Pornhub representatives argued that such a requirement would put users' data at risk.

LB1092, passed in April on a 35-3 vote, creates liability for knowingly or intentionally publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet. Murman and other advocates of such age-verification laws argue they are necessary to protect children from exposure to pornography. Aylo, Pornhub's parent company, confirmed that the website would be blocked in Nebraska on July 15th, when the new law goes into effect.

Nebraska would be the latest state where Aylo blocks users based on such laws. Others include Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. During debate on the bill, Sen. Carol Blood and other critics warned that the state should not require such websites to collect personal information. She said the requirements puts users at risk of being embarrassed by bad actors or fleeced financially by having their identity stolen.

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