Is Pornhub blocked in Arizona?
Yes. Pornhub has blocked Arizona since September 26, 2025. Arizona law (HB 2112) took effect September 26, 2025.
Since September 26, 2025, Arizona law (HB 2112, A.R.S. § 18-701) requires websites where more than a third of the material is sexual material harmful to minors to verify that visitors are 18 or older, and bars sites and verifiers from keeping ID data or sending it to the government. The law is enforced only through private lawsuits. Pornhub has blocked Arizona since the day the law took effect, and a 2026 bill that would have amended it (HB 2991) died in the Senate.
The law
| Status | Law in effect |
|---|---|
| Law | HB 2112 (text) |
| Citation | A.R.S. § 18-701 (Laws 2025, ch. 193) |
| Signed | May 13, 2025 |
| In effect | September 26, 2025 |
| Who it covers | Commercial entities that knowingly and intentionally publish or distribute material on a website (including a social media platform) where more than one-third of the material is sexual material harmful to minors. Bona fide news and public-interest content is exempt; internet service providers, search engines and cloud providers are not liable for merely providing access. |
| Accepted ID methods | digital ID; commercial AV provider; government ID; transactional data |
| Data rules | Covered entities and third-party verifiers may not retain any identifying information, and may not transmit it, directly or indirectly, to any federal, state or local government entity. Digital ID and commercial verification systems must not send the user's identifying information to government. |
| Enforcement | Private right of action only: a parent or guardian of a minor who accessed the material, and any person whose identifying information was retained or transmitted in violation of the law, may sue. The statute gives no enforcement role to the Attorney General. |
| Penalties | Court may award up to $10,000 per day of noncompliant operation and up to $10,000 per instance of unlawful data retention or transmission, plus up to $250,000 more if a minor accessed the material because of the violation; reasonable attorney fees and costs. |
Why is Pornhub blocked in Arizona?
Aylo announced on 2025-09-22 that it would disable Pornhub in Arizona (FOX 10 Phoenix). The Arizona Republic reported that the block took effect on 2025-09-26, the day the law took effect, with visitors shown a notice about the law instead of the site. PCMag still listed Arizona among the blocked states in June 2026.
When did Pornhub block Arizona?
Pornhub stopped serving Arizona on September 26, 2025. Arizona law (HB 2112) took effect September 26, 2025.
Is porn banned in Arizona?
No. Arizona doesn't ban porn. Arizona law (HB 2112) sets age-verification rules for adult sites, and Pornhub chose to block Arizona rather than follow them.
What does HB 2112 require?
Commercial entities that knowingly and intentionally publish or distribute material on a website (including a social media platform) where more than one-third of the material is sexual material harmful to minors. Bona fide news and public-interest content is exempt; internet service providers, search engines and cloud providers are not liable for merely providing access.
Enforcement: Private right of action only: a parent or guardian of a minor who accessed the material, and any person whose identifying information was retained or transmitted in violation of the law, may sue. The statute gives no enforcement role to the Attorney General.
Is it illegal to watch porn in Arizona?
No. Arizona law (HB 2112) puts its duties on websites, not on the people who visit them. Watching legal adult content is not a crime under it.
Separate state and federal laws on obscenity and child sexual abuse material apply everywhere, whatever a state's age-verification rules.
How do I verify my age for adult sites in Arizona?
Arizona law (HB 2112) accepts these methods: digital ID; commercial AV provider; government ID; transactional data. Each site chooses which ones to offer.
Can porn sites keep my ID in Arizona?
Covered entities and third-party verifiers may not retain any identifying information, and may not transmit it, directly or indirectly, to any federal, state or local government entity. Digital ID and commercial verification systems must not send the user's identifying information to government.
Is it illegal to use a VPN in Arizona?
Arizona law (HB 2112) sets duties for websites. It does not create a penalty for people who use a VPN.
Why does Pornhub think I'm in Arizona?
Websites estimate where you are from your IP address, not your street address. Mobile carriers and some internet providers route traffic through regional hubs that can sit across a state line, so a phone in California can appear to be in Arizona.
When a site shows another state's notice, the cause is usually where your network's IP address is registered, not the law where you are.
Timeline
Bills to watch
- HB 2991. As introduced, would have barred social media accounts for under-14s without parental consent, required consent for 14- and 15-year-olds, and added an anonymous age-verification option to the adult-site law (A.R.S. § 18-701). Senate amendments struck the adult-site provision and refocused the bill on app-store and operating-system age signals. Died: passed the House 44-6 on 2026-03-05; the Senate Committee of the Whole adopted amendments on 2026-06-10, but there was no Senate final vote. The Legislature's final disposition is 'Held in Senate'.
- SB 1747. Senate companion to HB 2991 (social media accounts for minors; anonymous age-verification option for adult sites). Died: passed the Senate 18-11 on 2026-03-10 and was amended in House Commerce on 2026-03-24; final disposition 'Held in House'.
Sources
- Laws 2025, Chapter 193 (HB 2112, Senate Engrossed) - Arizona Legislature (azleg.gov) Legislature · May 13, 2025
- A.R.S. § 18-701: Internet pornography; age verification - Arizona Revised Statutes (azleg.gov) Statute · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- HB 2112 Senate fact sheet - Arizona Legislature (azleg.gov) Legislature · Mar 3, 2025
- HB 2991 (2026) bill overview - Arizona Legislature (apps.azleg.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- HB 2991 Senate fact sheet, as passed by Committee of the Whole - Arizona Legislature (azleg.gov) Legislature · Jun 10, 2026
- SB 1747 (2026) bill overview - Arizona Legislature (apps.azleg.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Pornhub to block Arizona access due to new age verification law (FOX 10 Phoenix) (fox10phoenix.com) News · Sep 22, 2025
- Pornhub is down in Arizona: Here's why and what to know (Arizona Republic, via Yahoo News) (yahoo.com) News · Sep 26, 2025
- Sorry, No Pornhub Access in 24 States and 3 Countries (PCMag, via Yahoo Tech) (tech.yahoo.com) News · Jun 12, 2026
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