Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/bluesky-rolls-out-age-verification-for-users-in-ohio/

From the party of free speech, everyone!

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Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 3 pts · 333d (2 replies)

"Only in Ohio!" we all say in unison.

SpacePanda@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 332d

And south Dakota, and Wyoming.

Quexotic@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 332d

https://kindbridge.com/online-pornography-age-verification-laws-by-state-map/

States with Active Age Verification Laws (25 Total)

  • Alabama - HB 164
  • Arizona - HB 2112 (effective May 2025)
  • Arkansas - SB 66 (effective July 2023)
  • Florida - HB 3 (effective January 2025)
  • Georgia - SB 351 (effective July 1, 2025)
  • Idaho - H 498 (effective July 2024)
  • Indiana - SB 17/Act 17 (effective August 2024)
  • Kansas - SB 394 (effective July 2024)
  • Kentucky - Law passed
  • Louisiana - HB 142 & HB 77 (first state, effective January 1, 2023)
  • Mississippi - SB 2346
  • Missouri - 15 CSR 60-18 (effective November 30, 2025)
  • Montana - SB 544 (effective January 2024)
  • Nebraska - LB 1092 (effective July 2024)
  • North Carolina - HB 8
  • North Dakota - HB 1561 (effective August 1, 2025)
  • Ohio - HB 96 (effective September 30, 2025)
  • Oklahoma - SB 1959 (effective November 2024)
  • South Carolina - Law effective January 2025
  • South Dakota - Law effective July 1, 2025
  • Tennessee - Law effective January 2025
  • Texas - HB 1181 & HB 18 (upheld by Supreme Court June 2025)
  • Utah - SB 287
  • Virginia - SB 1515
  • Wyoming - Law effective July 1, 2025

States WITHOUT Age Verification Laws (25 Total)

  • Alaska
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin