Pornhub has withdrawn from Florida and other states over age verification laws.Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPornhub exited Florida on January 1 due to a new age verification law.The HB3 law requires users to provide ID to access adult sites. Non-compliant platforms face fines.After the law was enacted, interest in VPNs in Florida skyrocketed.Pornhub's exit from Florida at the start of this year over a new law requiring age verification for adult websites has resulted in searches for VPNs in the state skyrocketing.VpnMentor told Forbes that it "detected a surge of 1150% in VPN demand" in Florida in the first few hours of the law taking effect on January 1.The company described the surge as "staggering."Google searches for "VPN" in Florida also experienced a notable rise.While Google Trends doesn't give exact search figures, it showed that interest in the term "VPN" in Florida reached a score of 100 on New Year's Day.