Overview
- House Bill 2112 applies to commercial websites where more than one-third of content is deemed harmful to minors, triggering mandatory age verification.
- Approved methods include government ID, credit card or face scan, and the verification service must not retain or transmit identifying information.
- The law creates a private right of action for parents and sets civil penalties of $10,000 per day for violations, rising to as much as $250,000 in some cases.
- Pornhub’s parent company Aylo says it will block Arizona users when the law starts, citing privacy risks and prior experience in Louisiana where traffic fell about 80%.
- Industry and civil-liberties groups warn the definitions are subjective, raise free-speech and privacy concerns, and can be bypassed via noncompliant sites or VPNs; news organizations are exempt.