Internet age verification bills are emerging nationwide. Several have been signed into law. According to the Free Speech Coalition’s May 28, 2024 update, “Bills in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee were enacted in the last two months, bringing the total number of states with age verification laws to 18.” The stated intent of age verification laws is to keep minors from accessing pornography sites. This, of course, is a reasonable effort. However, problems arise when a state attempts to define what constitutes “harmful to minors,” and First Amendment concerns emerge when website owners are compelled to limit or censor their content to comply with these laws. 🪐
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The rise of internet age verification bills