West Virginia SB498 mandates age verification for adult content providers to prevent minors from accessing pornography.

West Virginia SB498, known as the "Protecting Kids from Porn" Act, aims to restrict minors' access to pornographic material online. It requires commercial adult websites to implement stringent age verification systems, including biometric facial recognition, government-issued ID, and credit card authentication. These websites must also use an encrypted system that does not store user biometric data. The bill prohibits the use of VPNs, proxy services, or other anonymizing technologies to bypass these verifications.

West Virginia SB498 mandates age verification for adult content providers to prevent minors from accessing pornography.

West Virginia SB498, known as the "Protecting Kids from Porn" Act, aims to restrict minors' access to pornographic material online. It requires commercial adult websites to implement stringent age verification systems, including biometric facial recognition, government-issued ID, and credit card authentication. These websites must also use an encrypted system that does not store user biometric data. The bill prohibits the use of VPNs, proxy services, or other anonymizing technologies to bypass these verifications.