India-based Users Can Now Access Pornhub Via www.pornhub.net
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – Following the news of India blocking 827 adult entertainment sites, despite there being no laws against pornography in India and watching adult content privately, Pornhub, the premier online destination for adult entertainment and one of the sites included in the ban, has launched a mirror site (Pornhub.net) that will allow the Indian people to access the same great content to which they are accustomed. The company is also offering to work with the Indian government over concerns.
“There are no laws against pornography in India and watching adult content privately. It’s evident that the Indian government does not have a solution to a very serious and systemic problem in the country, and is using adult sites like ours as a scapegoat,” said Corey Price, VP, Pornhub. “This is apparent by the fact that they only banned large sites like Pornhub’s, and didn’t block thousands of risky porn sites that may contain illegal content. For the government to ban sites like ours that have compliant parental controls, a non-consensual takedown page and a strict Terms of Service is a disservice to the people of India, who have become one of the largest connoisseurs of adult content.”
According to Pornhub’s Year-in-Review insights in 2017, India is the third largest consumer of Pornhub content, just behind the United Kingdom.
“While we are anti-government censorship here at Pornhub, and ultimately disappointed in the ruling, we are willing to work alongside the government to address any concerns they have and help rectify the situation,” added Price. “In the meantime, to provide our Indian with Pornhub content again as quickly as possible, we have set up a mirror site. We understand this has been a hard time for our fans and hope this will provide them with an outlet to help alleviate some of their stress.”
This ban follows a similar ban the country enacted in 2015. However, that ban did not have a lasting effect on , as most chose to adopt VPNs, while others continued getting access to the content via smaller ISPs. Shortly after the initial ban in 2015, the Indian government stated that the ISPs could continue allowing access to pornography websites as long as they were compliant.
Pornhub has been banned in other countries, including Russia, where it has since worked with the government there on a solution that unblocked Pornhub.
