Pornhub has been disabled in the state of Utah as their ongoing feud with state lawmakers reached a climax, yet horny Utahns have still found a way to get their rocks off when they’re not soaking their S.O.s – collectively scrambling to download VPNs.


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Hours after the pornography giant ceased operations in Utah – a response to the state’s Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements bill (SB 287) requiring all users to verify that they are over age 18 before accessing adult content – every horny person in Utah began searching for VPNs en-masse, according to data from Google Trends.



Over the past day, Utah residents have searched for the term “VPN” more than any other state, the term hitting 100 on the data analysis platform – a.k.a. The absolute peak of search interest – a sentiment several Twitter users heralded as yet another example of politicians’ widespread tech illiteracy.


“Huh wonder why Utah is searching ‘VPN’ so much more than other states today,” pondered Twitter user @JustinCasePnC alongside several screengrabs of the state’s search data.



“Utah passes anti-porn bill, and searches for VPN (to continue to access porn by appearing to be accessing from a different state) jumps on Google,” mused @NicoleRPrause. “Blocks have never worked.”


Meanwhile, Mashable reporter Anna Iovine took to Twitter with a post highlighting just how simple it will be – and already has been – for Utah residents to maneuver around the new law, which goes into effect on Wednesday, May 3.


“I used a VPN to access a Utah server to see PH's message to UT visitors, then immediately disconnected,” she wrote, attaching an image of the site’s new, Utah-specific home page. “This is how easy the law can be circumvented.”



But who can blame them – sans one of these bad boys, down-bad Utahns are shit out of luck when it comes to watching adult film classics like that “lemon stealing whores” video and Lemon Party (why are so many shitpost pornos lemon-related?), discovering the following message instead of their desired adult films.


“As you may know, your elected officials in Utah are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website,” reads a message shared on the page.  


“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,” they elaborated.


VPNs and horny Utahns: The only thing stronger than Utah lawmakers and their vaguely-Mormon tenets.