and say "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Pertaining to the age verification laws ....
It's not uncommon for companies to actively engage in combating legislation that impacts their industry through various means, including lobbying, legal challenges, public relations campaigns and other avenues.
Normally, when an industry faces challenges due to legislation, industry leaders will step up and at least attempt to fight it. Where are the industry leaders in adult? I have not found anything, aside from the Free Speech Coalition (attempted to fight TX law) ACLU (and a couple others listed below) trying to challenge these age verification laws. The context/outcome of these cases or who is involved is irrelevant, I have some examples in the event someone says it never happens and will post them if needed.
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Need Examples? Ask and I will post ... otherwise, irrelevant.
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As I said, many examples of this happening in mainstream with the big players in the industry stepping up, and even some on the age laws. For example, tech trade group NetChoice opposed age verification laws in the US requiring age verification on social media platforms. However, I was only able to find 1 adult related (non profit) company opposing these laws that are now active (or pending) in about 50% of the US. There were some human rights groups like Woodhull, ACLU and one other as well, but no other adult companies involved in the fight, except for maybe pornhub (wasn't able to confirm the exact legal details).
I've heard things like "it's no big deal", or "simple and painless", but, the reality is:
"These laws introduce surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s rights to speech and privacy, and introduce more harm than they seek to combat."
Yet very little to no legal action was taken by any companies in the adult industry to try and prevent it.
WHY NOT?!
Perhaps there were attempts, if so, please share, because I was not able to find any.
Will these lawmakers stop here, or has it opened an easy gateway for future legislation? No clue ... and I can only speculate, but I know attorneys and states will get richer with all the lawsuits and civil penalties that will come from this. No one finds that disturbing?
I suggest that before you integrate any 3rd party verification provider and call it a day, it might be a good idea to do your research and due diligence, because lawsuits (and perhaps even criminal charges) will happen and some lawsuits have already started. For example, a private party is suing 4 different websites in the tune of $14 million.
