South Dakota and Wyoming are targeting many other types of websites with their age verification laws, not just adult.

Wyoming and South Dakota Age Verification Laws Could Include Huge Parts of the Internet

By omitting the “one-third” provision that most other states with age verification laws have adopted, Wyoming and South Dakota are placing the burden of verifying users’ ages on all sorts of websites, far beyond porn.

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The age verification industry has been excluded from the conversation about social media age assurance.

Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations

Trial’s advisory board may not see the final report until communications minister releases it in the coming weeks

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Reason opines about how anti-porn groups are coming after games by pressuring payment processors

The anti-porn crusade comes for online games

Activists pressure payment processors, who in turn pressure game marketplaces. Now many video games and visual novels are disappearing.

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The Tennesseen writes on how age verification laws are happening all over the United States.

Age verification laws are sweeping the US, changing the future of online speech

Age verification laws have been passed in at least 24 states. Some say it’s an effort to protect kids, while others say it restricts protected speech.

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The Free Speech Coalition has announced that the age verification law in Missouri will not go into effect as planned on August 30th. No new date has been announced.

FSC: Missouri Age Verification Rule Will Not Take Effect August 30

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced that Missouri’s proposed age verification legislation will not take effect on August 30, as it had originally estimated.

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Unilad with an opinion piece about how new laws against porn are going to destroy the internet.

The U.K government is now advocating age verification on VPNs in order to stop people from circumventing age verification laws called for in the Online Safety Act.

U.K. Gov’t Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs AVN

To close a loophole in the Online Safety Act, a United Kingdom government official is calling for age verification requirements on virtual private networks (VPNs).

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The Free Speech Coalition has put together a kit to help adult sites work with age verification laws.

FSC Launches Age Verification Toolkit for Adult Websites

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive toolkit to help adult websites navigate age verification laws.

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Media regulators in Germany want to block payments to adult sites.

German Media Regulators Want to Block Payments to Adult Sites AVN

German media regulatory agencies intend to block payments to platforms like Pornhub in a bid to force them into complying with age-gating requirements.

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The traffic on Pornhub in the UK has dropped since the country passed the Online Safety Act.

Pornhub’s Traffic Drops in the U.K. Due to Online Safety Act AVN

In the weeks following the official implementation of the Online Safety Act, traffic from the United Kingdom to Pornhub.com has dropped significantly.

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