mFeelzGood said: Nearly half of the States have laws that require websites to verify the viewers age before displaying porn to protect minors from harmful content.

This is not just a couple obscure one-off laws in a few states, but a coordinated effort to get a similar age verification law in as many states as possible. There is also a federal bill proposed called SCREEN Act of 2025.

I have been following this. There are 3 topics I wanted to update on:

1. Legislation for age verification:

* 19 states have laws:
AL, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, NC, NE, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA

* 5 states that passed a bill in 2025:
AZ, MO, ND, SD, WY

* 16 states that have introduced a bill:
CO, DC, IA, IL, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, WI, WV

* 10 states have no bill or have rejected bills:
WA, CA, AK, ME, RI, CT, VT, NH, MA, DE

Source: https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-bills/

2. Lawsuits against porn companies

Here are some examples of state lawsuits against companies for failing to comply with age verification laws:

* State of Texas v. Aylo Global Entertainment (pornhub) for $1,600,000 + $10,000 per day
* State of Texas v. Hammy Media (xhamster) for $1,670,000 + $10,000 per day
* State of Texas v. Multi Media, LLC (chaturbate) for $1,780,000 + $10,000 per day
* State of Kansas v. SARJ LLC (13 porn sites) for $10,000 per website per day

Here is an example of a private lawsuit:

* "Kansas parent sues 4 porn sites that her son visited despite age verification law"
https://www.kmuw.org/2025-05-15/kansas-parent-sues-four-porn-sites-under-age-verification-law

3. Free Speech Coalition Lawsuits against States

There are 7 lawsuits, but the important one is FSC v. Texas. The argument is that these laws violate the first amendment right of free speech under strict scrutiny.

The SCOTUS heard the case on Jan. 15th 2025. The SCOTUS decided today on June 27th 2025 to uphold the Texas state law.

What are your opinions? Would you verify your age to view porn?

I think these laws will have a huge impact on the industry. More sites will start prompting you to verify your age or prompt you to register. The big porn sites will be easy targets for lawsuits. Displaying porn without age verification could be made as risky as selling tobacco or alcohol to minors. More people will be driven to sites like OnlyFans since it already does not display porn preview pics. Tube porn sites for free porn will become less popular. I think more people would pay and use a VPN than have to provide their ID or do a facial scan to view porn. It is also concerning about how these laws can be amended to change what politicians consider "harmful" to minors.

Edit: Similar thread posted today here: https://umd.net/forums/texas-photo-id-porn