The Supreme Court’s endorsement of Texas’ age verification law for adult websites has paved the way for a surge of similar online digital ID measures across the country.
South Dakota is the first to follow, as its new statute requiring age verification or estimation for sites distributing adult content takes effect today.
However the South Dakota law is much broader and applies to a wider range of websites, not just those that have a large percentage of adult content.
We obtained a copy of the bill for you here.
The law applies broadly to any platform that regularly deals in explicit material, without setting a specific threshold for how much of the site’s content qualifies.
This contrasts with Texas’ approach, where the rule kicks in if at least one-third of a site’s material is deemed pornographic.
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