United States of America: Vetoed Bill regulating access to harmful content including age verification requirement (HB 2586)

On 8 April 2024, the Governor of Arizona vetoed the Bill regulating access to harmful content including age verification requirement (HB 2586). The Bill would have required commercial entities that publish or distribute material harmful to minors to implement a reasonable age verification mechanism. Material harmful to minors includes explicit depictions or descriptions of nudity, sexual acts, and bodily functions, which are considered offensive to minors and lack educational or cultural value. Furthermore, the Bill would have required entities not to retain any personal data about individuals collected during the age verification process.