JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Missouri’s new age-verification rule for pornographic websites is now fully enforced.

The rule, promulgated under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, requires commercial pornographic websites to verify that users are adults before granting access to explicit content. Within hours of the rule taking effect, Pornhub announced it would shut down access to its website in Missouri rather than comply with the regulation, confirming that one of the world’s largest pornography companies finds it easier to abandon the Missouri market than to ask users to prove they are 18 years or older.

“Pornhub’s decision proves exactly why this rule is necessary,” said Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. “If a billion-dollar corporation would rather leave M

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