Futurism: “The state of Louisiana just enacted a new porn access law requiring internet users to upload a digital version of a government-issued ID to some fairly sketchy third-party services to access popular adult websites like Pornhub.
The law, according to its backers, seeks to protect children from premature porn exposure. But beyond the law’s overt data risks — not to mention the slippery slope it poses to surveillance and even moral policing — there’s another pretty serious problem with the state’s attempted digital barricade: it straight up just doesn’t work.
“All you gotta do is turn the WiFi off,” a Louisiana-based source told Futurism, explaining that he discovered the trick while attempting to access Pornhub in an area with spotty internet service. “And when the video starts you can turn the WiFi back on so it plays clearer.””