Age-gating law index
Age-verification law, jurisdiction by jurisdiction
Statutes, regulations, and court postures governing age verification and minors' access online, by jurisdiction.
63 jurisdictions tracked 139 instruments on record 4 law families
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Law families
Age-gating law divides into four questions. Each jurisdiction is counted once per family, by the strongest status any of its instruments in that family has reached.
| Family | The question it answers | In force | Enacted or enjoined | None on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult content | What must a person show before viewing adult content, and what happens to that proof? | 36 | 0 | 27 |
| Social media | What may a minor do on social platforms, and whose consent does the law require? | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| App stores and devices | When is age proven once, at the app store or device, instead of at every service? | 3 | 6 | 54 |
| Design codes | How must a service change once the law treats its user as a minor? | 15 | 3 | 45 |
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Jurisdictions
Every jurisdiction on the record, with its instrument count and where each family stands. Follow a name for that jurisdiction's full profile: the summary, every instrument, its citation, and the litigation history where a court has been asked.
A law is in force Enacted, not in force (court order or future date) None in force on record
National and supranational
| Jurisdiction | Instruments | Adult content | Social media | App stores and devices | Design codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union supranational | 5 | In force | In force | In force | In force |
| Australia | 6 | In force | In force | In force | None on record |
| Canada | 3 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| China | 4 | None on record | In force | None on record | In force |
| France | 5 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Germany | 3 | In force | None on record | Enacted, not in force | In force |
| Ireland | 3 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| Italy | 3 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| South Korea | 3 | In force | None on record | None on record | In force |
| Spain | 5 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| United Kingdom | 6 | In force | In force | None on record | In force |
| United States 51 subnational ↓ | 5 | None on record | In force | None on record | None on record |
United States: subnational
| Jurisdiction | Instruments | Adult content | Social media | App stores and devices | Design codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | In force | None on record | Enacted, not in force | None on record |
| Alaska | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Arizona | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Arkansas | 4 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| California | 6 | None on record | In force | Enacted, not in force | Enacted, not in force |
| Colorado | 3 | None on record | Enacted, not in force | Enacted, not in force | In force |
| Connecticut | 2 | None on record | In force | None on record | None on record |
| Delaware | 2 | None on record | In force | None on record | None on record |
| District of Columbia | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Florida | 2 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| Georgia | 2 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Hawaii | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Idaho | 2 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| Illinois | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Indiana | 2 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Iowa | 1 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Kansas | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Kentucky | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Louisiana | 3 | In force | Enacted, not in force | Enacted, not in force | None on record |
| Maine | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Maryland | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | In force |
| Massachusetts | 2 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Michigan | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Minnesota | 1 | None on record | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Mississippi | 3 | In force | In force | None on record | In force |
| Missouri | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Montana | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | In force |
| Nebraska | 4 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | In force |
| Nevada | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| New Hampshire | 2 | None on record | None on record | None on record | In force |
| New Jersey | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | In force |
| New Mexico | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| New York | 3 | None on record | Enacted, not in force | None on record | In force |
| North Carolina | 3 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| North Dakota | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Ohio | 2 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Oklahoma | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | Enacted, not in force |
| Oregon | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | In force |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Rhode Island | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| South Carolina | 2 | In force | None on record | None on record | In force |
| South Dakota | 1 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Tennessee | 2 | In force | In force | None on record | None on record |
| Texas | 3 | In force | Enacted, not in force | In force | None on record |
| Utah | 4 | In force | Enacted, not in force | Enacted, not in force | None on record |
| Vermont | 1 | None on record | None on record | None on record | Enacted, not in force |
| Virginia | 2 | In force | Enacted, not in force | None on record | None on record |
| Washington | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| West Virginia | 1 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Wisconsin | 0 | None on record | None on record | None on record | None on record |
| Wyoming | 1 | In force | None on record | None on record | None on record |