A NEW law aimed at banning children from accessing X-rated content is set to come into force.
Those thinking about viewing adult content will be asked a question.
Major companies such as Pornhub will have to bring in a series of age verification measures under the new bill, as reported by the radio station KTAR.
Or, they could cut off services entirely.
Firms are banned from storing data and companies that refuse to comply will be slapped with hefty penalties.
Adult content websites could be hit with penalties as high as $250,000.
Websites could be slapped with fines of $10,000 per each offense,
Users can use digital identity methods to prove their age under the terms of the bill.
The bill was signed into law by Arizona governor Katie Hobbs on Tuesday.
And, there had been efforts by state lawmakers to ensure children are being protected on the internet.
“We haven’t been on the ball enough to protect them from the dangers of pornography,”;; Nick Kupper, a local lawmaker, said.
“When it comes to protecting, we have to protect children.
“You know, children are our most vulnerable population; our most precious population.”;;
Hobbs signed the bill into law just days after it was passed by politicians.
In 2024, she vetoed a bill because she believed it conflicted with another law.
Arizona joins a growing list of states that have or are about to bring in restrictions when it comes to adult content.
We haven’t been on the ball enough to protect them from the dangers of pornography
Nick Kupperstate lawmaker
In January, a law came into effect across Florida that forces Americans who want to watch explicit material to prove their age.
Pornhub chiefs decided to shut off its website to Floridians in light of the law coming into force.
Bosses didn’t think providing ID wasn’t the most effective way to protect users.
The X-rated platform is blocked in a slew of states such as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Utah, and Alabama.
Laws imposing age restrictions on adult content are in force in almost 20 states.
In Georgia, a new law imposing restrictions will come into force in July.
Users will have to upload a digital form of ID in order to be able to watch X-rated material.
And, companies that refuse to comply with the new law could be slapped with a fine of up to $10,000.
In the meantime, it’s emerged that searches for VPNs have risen in the state, as per The Augusta Chronicle.
At the federal level, Utah lawmaker Mike Lee has put forward a policy that would see pornography banned.
