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Originally Posted by cerulean
Age verification is a complicated topic where no simple solution exists. I wish it did.
At a minimum, I think you need some kind of legal representation to tell you exactly where you sit in regard to compliance. The same could be said for questions related to 2257s in the US, model releases, etc. I'm not a lawyer, and I don't think many of the posters here are lawyers either.
None of the content you're showing appears to be blocked in the United States. So it seems they are doing some kind of geolocation work here. There are EU laws being discussed now, so maybe they're preemptively blocking locations they deem risky. Did you ask them?
Geolocation is something you can integrate at the server level and also at the backend level. There are various services that perform this, some for a fee, others are free (and there is an inherent risk in inaccuracy.)
Most of the systems that I have become familiar with that perform age verification as a service require a developer to integrate. Some software already has age verification integration as part of their system. How that works is up to them, and if you want something custom, generally you have to pay for it.
It's a really messy time for age verification, because there is no official, international, fully vetted standard.
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Thanks. Yes this age verification is so complicated and unclear.
Interesting that for you the Wank it Now non-member pages still have content on like trailers. A few of the members of one of my sites are also in the US and they can't see the trailers or model menus now.
I have a few ideas to try and make things work once age verification laws kick in. I might ask our hosting company Mojo Host about it for advice.
I think most likely what we're going to do is just not have any adult images or videos on the non member pages. So just get rid of it for everyone no matter what country they live in. Then on the homepages of our sites we'll explain why this is but try to give a good description of what the sites are about.
We have a Preview Site that we are currently turning into a member site:
https://www.onlylookingpreview.com/
Previously it had video samples from our sites that anyone could see.
We will give all current and ex-members of our sites access to it. Also anyone can join for just $2.95 though we will have to verify their age when age verification laws come into effect. Members of the preview site will be able to see video samples and previews and will be able to see update pages for our sites and model menus. Because these will all be in the member section of the preview site age verification laws won't apply.