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STATES’ PUSH TO PROTECT KIDS ONLINE COULD REMAKE THE INTERNET

New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also
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law, said the internet needed the same kinds of safeguards for children as those
in the real world.Credit...Emily Kask for The New York Times


By Natasha Singer

Natasha Singer writes about the societal implications of technology.

Published April 30, 2023Updated May 1, 2023

People in Louisiana who visited Pornhub in recent months were met with a
surprising new demand. Before they could stream sexually explicit videos, they
had to provide proof that they were at least 18.

That’s because Louisiana lawmakers had passed legislation last year requiring
publishers of online material that could be “harmful to minors” to verify that
their users were adults.

Louisiana is at the forefront of a sweeping national push to insulate young
people from potentially harmful content by requiring certain online services to
bar or limit minors on their platforms. As a result, people in many other states
may soon find that they, too, need to use credentials like digitized drivers’
licenses to access a host of services, including popular social media apps.




A LEGISLATIVE PUSH TO SHIELD CHILDREN ONLINE

States have recently introduced a spate of bills that would restrict young
people’s access to pornography sites or social networks or require certain sites
to turn on high privacy and safety settings for minors.

At least one law enacted

At least one bill introduced

AK

ME

WI

VT

NH

WA

ID

MT

ND

MN

IL

MI

NY

MA

RI

OR

NV

WY

SD

IA

IN

OH

PA

NJ

CT

CA

UT

CO

NE

MO

KY

WV

VA

MD

DE

AZ

NM

KS

AR

TN

NC

SC

DC

OK

LA

MS

AL

GA

HI

TX

FL

At least one law enacted

Alaska

Maine

At least one bill introduced

Wis.

Vt.

N.H.

Wash.

Idaho

Mont.

N.D.

Minn.

Ill.

Mich.

N.Y.

Mass.

R.I.

Ore.

Nev.

Wyo.

S.D.

Iowa

Ind.

Ohio

Pa.

N.J.

Conn.

Va.

Calif.

Utah

Colo.

Neb.

Mo.

Ky.

W.Va.

Md.

Del.

Ariz.

N.M.

Kan.

Ark.

Tenn.

N.C.

S.C.

D.C.

Okla.

La.

Miss.

Ala.

Ga.

Hawaii

Texas

Fla.

Note: Data as of Friday, April 28. The bill passed by Virginia’s legislature has
not yet been signed by its governor.

Sources: State legislatures; Husch Blackwell; Free Speech Coalition

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Natasha Singer writes about technology, business and society. She is currently
reporting on the far-reaching ways that tech companies and their tools are
reshaping public schools, higher education and job opportunities. More about
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A version of this article appears in print on May 1, 2023, Section B, Page 1 of
the New York edition with the headline: Child Shields May Remake The Internet.
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