United States of America: Implemented Bill on Age verification for material harmful to minors (SB 17)

On 1 July 2024, the Bill on Age verification for material harmful to minors (SB 17) was implemented. The Bill proposes an age verification requirement for adult-oriented websites, aiming to prevent minors from accessing harmful material. The Bill outlines key terms and provisions, including the definition of a “reasonable age verification method”, “transactional data”, and “adult-oriented website operator”. Reasonable age verification methods include mobile credentials, third-party services which compare identifying information with data from commercially available databases, or other commercially reasonable methods using public or private transactional data. Further, the Bill obliges suppliers not to commit deceptive acts in relation to consumer transactions and not misuse personal information. It also prohibits the retention of identifying information of individuals seeking to access adult-oriented websites and establishes penalties for violations.