Potential Impacts of New Age Verification Requirements

Last week, it was announced that Pornhub was restricting access for users in North Carolina in response to the new age verification requirement that took effect on January 1st. Since the website reportedly has more users than Netflix, this likely caused a drastic drop in the consumption of pornographic materials in North Carolina. But what […]

P*rn Sites Block Access to NC Users Following Age Verification Requirement

This past summer, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a measure entitled the “Pornography Age Verification Act” or “PAVE Act” via an amendment to House Bill 8. As the title implies, this requires users of pornographic websites to provide some form of age verification, such as an I.D., before they can access pornographic materials. The bill was […]

Newly Passed Laws Seek to Protect Children from Harm

In recent weeks, the N.C. General Assembly has passed several measures designed to protect children from exposure to obscene and sexually explicit materials and activities. Two bills in particular were both ratified by state lawmakers on September 22 and signed by Governor Roy Cooper on September 29.  The first bill, SB 579—Prevent Harm to Children, […]

North Carolina Passes Bill to Protect Children from P*rn

Last week, in the midst of the state budget debates, the N.C. Legislature passed an important piece of legislation to protect minor children in our state from the harms of pornography. The measure, entitled the “Pornography Age Verification Act” or “PAVE Act,” was passed via an amendment to House Bill 8. In essence, the PAVE […]