SCREEN Act Stalls in Senate Committee Over Technicality
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted to approve the SCREEN Act, which would mandate nationwide site-based age verification of users seeking to access adult content online, but a procedural issue blocked the bill from advancing to the full Senate.
SCREEN Act Back in Play: Federal AV Bill Faces Senate Hearing
SCREEN Act Back in Play: Federal AV Bill Faces Senate Hearing
Arcom Targets 31 Adult Sites Over Age Verification
French media regulator Arcom on Wednesday announced that it is taking action against 31 adult websites that the agency says have failed to implement age verification as required under France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.
New ‘PROTECT Act’ Would Make North Carolina Rules for Adult Sites Federal Law
Senator Mike Lee of Utah on Thursday introduced legislation that would impose strict new federal rules on adult sites and platforms, strongly echoing similar regulations imposed last year in North Carolina.
Missouri Governor Signs Bill Making AV Regulations State Law
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law on Thursday requiring adult websites to age-verify users in the state, finalizing a legislative “stamp of approval” for AV rules after Missouri’s attorney general unilaterally imposed similar regulations last year.
Federal AV Proposal Passes House, Faces Senate Opposition
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which includes provisions to make age verification by adult websites federal law, but the bill still faces tough going in the Senate.