Prohibition of porn to minors: in Louisiana, Internet users must present an identity document
Since January 1, adults in Louisiana must show their credentials when they access a ****ographic site. The US state has passed a law requiring them to present proof that they are of legal age, by means of a driver’s license or other government-issued identification. “Law 440” applies to all sites whose content consists of at least 33.3% ****ographic material “harmful to minors”.
The objective defended by the Republican Laurie Schlegel – also a therapist specializing in sex addiction – is to “protect children from the dangers of online ****ography”, as she explained on Twitter. Other states, such as Arkansas, Mississippi and Utah, are following Louisiana’s lead, with proposed legislation being discussed in their respective senates. It is also an elected official from Utah, Mike Lee, who recently introduced a bill at the federal level, in Washington, to require age verification throughout the country.
The Louisiana initiative worries privacy organizations, which deplore the opportunity offered to platforms to take control of the personal data of their visitors. “There is an explicit mention in the law that verification tools and websites that apply age verification must not keep (information) Electronic Frontier Foundation associate director of digital strategy Jason Kelley told US Public Radio. NPR. “But users don’t have many guarantees that the data will be deleted and (not) shared or otherwise used. »
For their part, some sites give the inhabitants of Louisiana the trick to circumvent the obligation to reveal their identity: use a virtual private network (VPN) which would deceive the authorities on the place of origin of the Internet connection.
