Social networking didn't just revolutionize the way we interact online (and caused a lot of very, very ugly profiles to appear); it has also revolutionized porn. Believe it or not, YouPorn [link obviously NSFW], a site that lets its users post erotic/pornographic images and videos of themselves is currently the most visited adult site out there. It's bigger than CNN, and that's a lot of traffic.

But, the proposed changes to a US law 18 U.S.C. 2257 might be the end of sites like YouPorn, because they would require every performer (this would include social networks like YouPorn) to disclose about his/her age and identity. Want to post that raunchy picture of you and your girlfriend in the bathroom? Your ID, please.

Of course, this would probably not sit well with many users - hell, let's be honest here, it wouldn't sit well with anyone. It would also pose a great deal of problems for the network owners, which would have to maintain records on every single picture or video on the network, and that's a lot of database records.

Basically, it's probably down right impossible for adult social networks to comply with these changes, and if the new changes are accepted into law, "interesting" times await ahead for YouPorn and similar sites.

[via Wired]