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Age-verification law, on the record

Where you must prove your age, what you must show, and who decided.

258 jurisdictions tracked 244 instruments on record 180 in force 6 enjoined

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The observatory

One lens per law family. Shading shows whether a law is in force, enacted but not in force, or none is on record, in each state.

What must a person show before viewing adult content, and what happens to that proof?

Alabama: a law is in forceArkansas: a law is in forceArizona: a law is in forceCalifornia: none in force on recordColorado: none in force on recordConnecticut: none in force on recordDistrict of Columbia: none in force on recordDelaware: none in force on recordFlorida: a law is in forceGeorgia: a law is in forceIowa: a law is in forceIdaho: a law is in forceIllinois: none in force on recordIndiana: a law is in forceKansas: a law is in forceKentucky: a law is in forceLouisiana: a law is in forceMassachusetts: none in force on recordMaryland: none in force on recordMaine: none in force on recordMichigan: none in force on recordMinnesota: none in force on recordMissouri: a law is in forceMississippi: a law is in forceMontana: a law is in forceNorth Carolina: a law is in forceNorth Dakota: a law is in forceNebraska: a law is in forceNew Hampshire: none in force on recordNew Jersey: none in force on recordNew Mexico: none in force on recordNevada: none in force on recordNew York: none in force on recordOhio: a law is in forceOklahoma: a law is in forceOregon: none in force on recordPennsylvania: none in force on recordRhode Island: none in force on recordSouth Carolina: a law is in forceSouth Dakota: a law is in forceTennessee: a law is in forceTexas: a law is in forceUtah: a law is in forceVirginia: a law is in forceVermont: none in force on recordWashington: none in force on recordWisconsin: none in force on recordWest Virginia: a law is in forceWyoming: a law is in forceAlaska: none in force on recordHawaii: none in force on record

What may a minor do on social platforms, and whose consent does the law require?

Alabama: none in force on recordArkansas: a law is in forceArizona: none in force on recordCalifornia: a law is in forceColorado: a law is in forceConnecticut: a law is in forceDistrict of Columbia: none in force on recordDelaware: a law is in forceFlorida: a law is in forceGeorgia: enacted, not in forceIowa: none in force on recordIdaho: a law is in forceIllinois: none in force on recordIndiana: enacted, not in forceKansas: none in force on recordKentucky: none in force on recordLouisiana: enacted, not in forceMassachusetts: none in force on recordMaryland: none in force on recordMaine: none in force on recordMichigan: none in force on recordMinnesota: enacted, not in forceMissouri: none in force on recordMississippi: a law is in forceMontana: none in force on recordNorth Carolina: none in force on recordNorth Dakota: none in force on recordNebraska: a law is in forceNew Hampshire: none in force on recordNew Jersey: none in force on recordNew Mexico: none in force on recordNevada: none in force on recordNew York: enacted, not in forceOhio: enacted, not in forceOklahoma: none in force on recordOregon: none in force on recordPennsylvania: none in force on recordRhode Island: none in force on recordSouth Carolina: none in force on recordSouth Dakota: none in force on recordTennessee: a law is in forceTexas: a law is in forceUtah: enacted, not in forceVirginia: enacted, not in forceVermont: none in force on recordWashington: none in force on recordWisconsin: none in force on recordWest Virginia: none in force on recordWyoming: none in force on recordAlaska: none in force on recordHawaii: none in force on record

When is age proven once, at the app store or device, instead of at every service?

Alabama: enacted, not in forceArkansas: none in force on recordArizona: none in force on recordCalifornia: enacted, not in forceColorado: enacted, not in forceConnecticut: none in force on recordDistrict of Columbia: none in force on recordDelaware: none in force on recordFlorida: none in force on recordGeorgia: none in force on recordIowa: none in force on recordIdaho: none in force on recordIllinois: enacted, not in forceIndiana: none in force on recordKansas: none in force on recordKentucky: none in force on recordLouisiana: enacted, not in forceMassachusetts: none in force on recordMaryland: none in force on recordMaine: none in force on recordMichigan: none in force on recordMinnesota: none in force on recordMissouri: none in force on recordMississippi: none in force on recordMontana: none in force on recordNorth Carolina: none in force on recordNorth Dakota: none in force on recordNebraska: none in force on recordNew Hampshire: none in force on recordNew Jersey: none in force on recordNew Mexico: none in force on recordNevada: none in force on recordNew York: none in force on recordOhio: none in force on recordOklahoma: none in force on recordOregon: none in force on recordPennsylvania: none in force on recordRhode Island: none in force on recordSouth Carolina: none in force on recordSouth Dakota: none in force on recordTennessee: none in force on recordTexas: a law is in forceUtah: enacted, not in forceVirginia: none in force on recordVermont: none in force on recordWashington: none in force on recordWisconsin: none in force on recordWest Virginia: none in force on recordWyoming: none in force on recordAlaska: none in force on recordHawaii: none in force on record

How must a service change once the law treats its user as a minor?

Alabama: none in force on recordArkansas: none in force on recordArizona: none in force on recordCalifornia: a law is in forceColorado: a law is in forceConnecticut: none in force on recordDistrict of Columbia: none in force on recordDelaware: none in force on recordFlorida: none in force on recordGeorgia: none in force on recordIowa: none in force on recordIdaho: none in force on recordIllinois: none in force on recordIndiana: none in force on recordKansas: none in force on recordKentucky: none in force on recordLouisiana: none in force on recordMassachusetts: none in force on recordMaryland: a law is in forceMaine: none in force on recordMichigan: none in force on recordMinnesota: none in force on recordMissouri: none in force on recordMississippi: a law is in forceMontana: a law is in forceNorth Carolina: none in force on recordNorth Dakota: none in force on recordNebraska: a law is in forceNew Hampshire: a law is in forceNew Jersey: a law is in forceNew Mexico: none in force on recordNevada: none in force on recordNew York: a law is in forceOhio: none in force on recordOklahoma: enacted, not in forceOregon: a law is in forcePennsylvania: none in force on recordRhode Island: none in force on recordSouth Carolina: a law is in forceSouth Dakota: none in force on recordTennessee: none in force on recordTexas: none in force on recordUtah: none in force on recordVirginia: none in force on recordVermont: enacted, not in forceWashington: none in force on recordWisconsin: none in force on recordWest Virginia: none in force on recordWyoming: none in force on recordAlaska: none in force on recordHawaii: none in force on record
A law is in force Enacted, not in force (court order or future date) None in force on record

National and supranational law is tracked off the map, in the cards below.

United States (federal only)
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Andorra
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United Arab Emirates
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Afghanistan
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Albania
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Armenia
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Angola
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Argentina
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Austria
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Australia
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Azerbaijan
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Barbados
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Bangladesh
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Belgium
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Burkina Faso
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Bulgaria
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Bahrain
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Burundi
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Benin
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Bermuda
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Brunei Darussalam
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Bahamas
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Bhutan
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Botswana
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Belarus
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Belize
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Canada
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Central African Republic
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Republic of the Congo
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Switzerland
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Cook Islands
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Chile
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Cameroon
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China
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Cabo Verde
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Djibouti
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Denmark
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Algeria
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Ecuador
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Estonia
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Egypt
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Eritrea
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Spain
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Ethiopia
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European Union
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Finland
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Fiji
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Micronesia
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France
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Gabon
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United Kingdom
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Grenada
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Georgia
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Ghana
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Gambia
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Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea
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Greece
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Guatemala
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guyana
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Honduras
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Croatia
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Haiti
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Hungary
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Indonesia
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Ireland
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Israel
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India
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Iraq
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Iran
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Iceland
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Italy
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Jamaica
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Jordan
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Japan
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Kenya
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Kyrgyzstan
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Cambodia
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Kiribati
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Comoros
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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North Korea
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South Korea
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Kuwait
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Cayman Islands
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Kazakhstan
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Laos
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Lebanon
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Saint Lucia
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Liechtenstein
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Sri Lanka
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Liberia
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Lesotho
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Latvia
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Libya
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Morocco
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Monaco
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Moldova
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Montenegro
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Madagascar
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Marshall Islands
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North Macedonia
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Mali
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Myanmar
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Mongolia
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Mauritania
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Malta
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Mauritius
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Maldives
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Malawi
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Mexico
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Malaysia
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Nicaragua
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Nepal
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Nauru
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New Zealand
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Oman
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Panama
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Peru
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Papua New Guinea
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Philippines
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Pakistan
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Poland
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State of Palestine
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Portugal
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Palau
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Paraguay
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Qatar
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Romania
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Serbia
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Russia
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Rwanda
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Saudi Arabia
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Solomon Islands
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Seychelles
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Sudan
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Sweden
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Singapore
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Slovenia
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Slovakia
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Sierra Leone
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San Marino
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Senegal
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Somalia
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Suriname
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South Sudan
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Sao Tome and Principe
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El Salvador
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Syria
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Eswatini
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Chad
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Togo
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Thailand
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Tajikistan
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Timor-Leste
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Turkmenistan
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Tunisia
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Tonga
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Turkey
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tuvalu
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Taiwan
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Tanzania
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Ukraine
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Uganda
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Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
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Vatican City
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Venezuela
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Vietnam
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Vanuatu
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Samoa
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Kosovo
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Yemen
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South Africa
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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AgeGating records what the law is. A statute blocked by a court is shown as enjoined; a repealed one as repealed. Nothing on this page grades whether a law is good policy.

02

Findings

Views derived from the record above, not independent judgments.

Adult content

27 states with a law in force, covering 168,497,780 residents.

Social media

11 states with a law in force, covering 118,056,396 residents.

App stores and devices

1 state with a law in force, covering 29,640,343 residents.

Design codes

11 states with a law in force, covering 97,225,388 residents.

Effective-year timeline

YearInstruments took effect
19671
19791
19941
20001
20012
20032
20081
20093
20103
20111
20124
20141
20161
20171
20187
20191
20209
202121
202215
202310
202421
202538
202620

Status box score

StatusInstruments
Enacted, not yet in force23
Enjoined6
In force180
Proposed28
Repealed2
Struck down4
Superseded1
Proposed, not yet entered

The Meta consent judgment

Filed August 26, 2026. The Effective Date is the first business day after the court enters the judgment, so every deadline below runs from a date that has not happened yet.

What it would requireWhenSection
An age assurance method applied to every Meta user in the settling states 1 year after entryII.A.1
Methods for detecting users under 13, including matching to other accounts likely held by the same person 6 months after entryII.A.6.b
A licensed method held to a ceiling on 13 to 17 year olds read as adults: 10% at ages 16 to 17, 3% at ages 13 to 15 1 year after entryII.A.6.a
A method Meta builds itself held to 14% and 7% instead, tightening to 10% and 5% 1 year, then 2 years after entryII.A.6.a
Annual testing by an accredited third party, in real-world conditions, against ISO 27566 or an equivalent international standard every yearII.A.2
Age signals from Apple and Google operating systems and app stores incorporated into the framework on adoptionII.A.5
The obligations expire 10 years after entryX.B

The floor it proposes for three other platforms

The agreement names Snap, TikTok and YouTube as Core Industry Members. Its tighter daily-limit and nighttime terms, and the difference between the guaranteed payment and the full one, take effect only once all three are subject to binding age assurance requirements for 13 to 17 year olds no less restrictive than the ones above. The attorneys general put the payment at $12.19 billion over ten years, rising to $17.1 billion if that condition is met. Texas is not a party to this filing and settled separately.

Source: Meta and State Attorneys General [Proposed] Consent Judgment, In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3047, No. 4:23-cv-05448-YGR (N.D. Cal. filed August 26, 2026), ECF 572-1.

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