U.S. Age-Verification Battles: SCREEN Act, State Laws, and Pornhub Pushback

Federal SCREEN Act advancing through Senate markup; state laws in CA, TX, OH, FL, LA, NC face litigation and industry pushback. Sen. Lankford's letter escalates political rhetoric. Pornhub proposes device-level verification; most sites still unverified; VPNs bypass restrictions. New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567M and implement age verification in child safety case, signaling escalating enforcement and legal risk for platforms. Pornhub sent a letter to Iowa objecting to its age-verification law, continuing the pattern.