Considering it was made legal at the federal level, that is where the reforms will need to be. Also, having individual states try to regulate and online marketplace would be hell. You would always just be a VPN away from accessing it anyway.
toomuchtodo•23h ago
> Considering it was made legal at the federal level, that is where the reforms will need to be. Also, having individual states try to regulate and online marketplace would be hell.
This is not what the evidence shows from age verification laws, which 25 US states have already passed. Congress is mostly useless and cannot be relied on for harm reduction in this context until at least midterms.
> You would always just be a VPN away from accessing it anyway.
There is always some leakage from regulatory measures, but we still implement regulations.
kvisner•1d ago
toomuchtodo•23h ago
This is not what the evidence shows from age verification laws, which 25 US states have already passed. Congress is mostly useless and cannot be relied on for harm reduction in this context until at least midterms.
> You would always just be a VPN away from accessing it anyway.
There is always some leakage from regulatory measures, but we still implement regulations.
Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce law requiring age verification and parental consent on apps - https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/supreme-court-allows-texa... - July 6th, 2026
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https://mashable.com/article/all-the-states-and-countries-wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_...