Pornography is least restricted and essentially legal in those countries where the Catholic church is politically and socially the weakest, such as Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
However, magazine and DVD covers that depict genitalia must not be visible from public view, and pornography can only be sold to people 18 or older.
Following the Chilean transition to democracy and the development of the Internet, the pornography industry in the country has begun to expand again.
[7] Colombia has become a big hub for live web cam streams and has seen a rise in camgirls as a result of the increase in access to the internet.
Pornography distribution changed radically during the 1980s, with VHS and cable television largely displacing X-rated theaters.
[13] Despite the fact that in Venezuela pornography can be viewed through cable television systems, the government of that country has been taking anti-pornography stances since 2018.
On June 19, it was reported that CANTV, the country's largest Internet provider, blocked access to three popular pornographic websites hosting user-generated content — namely, XVideos, PornHub and YouPorn.