Pornhub, one of the largest online producers and distributors of pornography, is blocking Utah residents from accessing its site in response to a new state law that prohibits the company from admitting kids under 18-years-old onto the platform.

The legislation, called Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements, “creates obligations and liabilities for a commercial entity that provides pornography or other materials harmful to minors,” according to the text. It requires Pornhub, and other adult sites owned by the mother corporation Mind Geek, to verify a user’s age by asking them to submit photo ID before they can see the adult content.

Computers with Utah-based IP addresses were barred this week from entering the sites, and users are instead shown a message protesting the law, which Governor Spencer Cox signed in March.

“As you may know, your elected officials in Utah are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website,” the message reads. “While safety and compliance are at the forefront of our mission, giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users, and in fact, will put children and your privacy at risk.”

Utah users also were met with a video of a porn performer reading the statement aloud on-camera. The statement warned that the law could redirect users to more dangerous sites with “fewer safety measures.”

“Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Utah,” the message added. As an alternative, the company asked lawmakers to consider “device-based verification solutions.”

In December 2022, a mother sued MindGeek after a man was convicted of raping her 14-year-old son, recording the act, and uploading the video to Pornhub. She alleged that the site provided “assistance, platform, content mandates, and edits” to the rapist in order to produce maximum traffic from the content for the site, Business Insider reported.