It's interesting how I'm not hearing this anywhere in the news at all. I've had one user tell me that their instance is actually blocking a post of this article in another instance.

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[–] [S] 48 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

It may be small government but that's how they're winning.

https://kindbridge.com/online-pornography-age-verification-laws-by-state-map/

States with Active Age Verification Laws (25 Total)

  • Alabama - HB 164
  • Arizona - HB 2112 (effective May 2025)
  • Arkansas - SB 66 (effective July 2023)
  • Florida - HB 3 (effective January 2025)
  • Georgia - SB 351 (effective July 1, 2025)
  • Idaho - H 498 (effective July 2024)
  • Indiana - SB 17/Act 17 (effective August 2024)
  • Kansas - SB 394 (effective July 2024)
  • Kentucky - Law passed
  • Louisiana - HB 142 & HB 77 (first state, effective January 1, 2023)
  • Mississippi - SB 2346
  • Missouri - 15 CSR 60-18 (effective November 30, 2025)
  • Montana - SB 544 (effective January 2024)
  • Nebraska - LB 1092 (effective July 2024)
  • North Carolina - HB 8
  • North Dakota - HB 1561 (effective August 1, 2025)
  • Ohio - HB 96 (effective September 30, 2025)
  • Oklahoma - SB 1959 (effective November 2024)
  • South Carolina - Law effective January 2025
  • South Dakota - Law effective July 1, 2025
  • Tennessee - Law effective January 2025
  • Texas - HB 1181 & HB 18 (upheld by Supreme Court June 2025)
  • Utah - SB 287
  • Virginia - SB 1515
  • Wyoming - Law effective July 1, 2025

States WITHOUT Age Verification Laws (25 Total)

  • Alaska
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It’s meant to be ironic. Government so small it fits in your pants.

    State governments can still be big and intrusive. This idea that small government means states can do whatever they want to abuse their citizens is a right-wing delusion.

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