Is Pornhub blocked in Rhode Island?
No. Rhode Island has no age-verification law for porn sites, and no bill is moving as of October 26, 2026.
Rhode Island has no law requiring adult websites to verify visitors' ages, and no adult-site age-verification bill was found in the 2026 session. Bills on minors' social media accounts, children's online safety and an age-appropriate design code were held for further study in committee in spring 2026. Pornhub is available in Rhode Island without a new age check.
The rules
Is Pornhub available in Rhode Island?
No age-verification law applies in Rhode Island, and Pornhub serves it without a new age check. Rhode Island is not on PCMag's June 2026 list of places where Pornhub blocks visitors.
Is porn banned in Rhode Island?
No. Rhode Island doesn't ban porn and has no age-verification law for porn sites.
Is there an age-verification law in Rhode Island?
No. Rhode Island has no law requiring porn sites to verify visitors' ages.
Is it illegal to watch porn in Rhode Island?
No. Rhode Island has no age-verification law for porn sites, and watching legal adult content is not a crime there.
Separate state and federal laws on obscenity and child sexual abuse material apply everywhere, whatever a state's age-verification rules.
Bills to watch
- H 7953 / S 2968 (Social Media Regulation Act). H 7953 would bar Rhode Island minors from holding social media accounts; S 2968 would allow them with a parent's or guardian's express consent. Both would take effect 2027-01-01. Not adult-site bills. Both held for further study in committee (S 2968 on 2026-04-07, H 7953 on 2026-04-08); no further action as of 2026-10-26.
- H 7746 (Children's Online Safety Act). Online platforms would turn off open chats by default for users determined, through commercially reasonable age-verification methods, to be under 18, and require parental approval of minors' financial transactions on gaming and social media sites; attorney general enforcement with civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation. Introduced 2026-02-12; held for further study by House Innovation, Internet & Technology 2026-04-08; no further action.
- S 2406 / H 7632 (Age-Appropriate Design Code). Duties for online services, products and features that children are reasonably likely to access. Not an age-verification mandate for adult sites. Held for further study in committee (S 2406 on 2026-03-03, H 7632 on 2026-04-08).
Sources
- Legislative status reports for H 7746, H 7953, S 2968, S 2406 and H 7632 (2026), Rhode Island General Assembly (status.rilegislature.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- H 7746 (2026), Rhode Island Children's Online Safety Act: bill text (webserver.rilegislature.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- H 7953 (2026), Rhode Island Social Media Regulation Act: bill text (webserver.rilegislature.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- S 2968 (2026), Rhode Island Social Media Regulation Act: bill text (webserver.rilegislature.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- 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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