Over the past year, Pornhub had to make the difficult decision to block access to users in the following American states due to Age Verification laws:

    Alabama
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    Florida
    Georgia
    Idaho
    Indiana
    Kansas
    Kentucky
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    Montana
    Nebraska
    North Carolina
    North Dakota
    Oklahoma
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Virginia
    Wyoming

I understand that a number of people in both the US and the UK is struggling right now and may not be able to affort a VPN, but their primary need is to avoid age restriction, while a large number countries are censoring the internet for political reasons. That latter seems more important to address.

Why don't they need it? There is widespread corporate and government surveillance in those countries. Privacy is a major issue. What is your standard?