In New Orleans, you candrink alcohol openlyin the streets.
you’ve got the option to eventhrow your own parade.
Louisiana stateHouse Bill 142requires adult sites to screen visitors via reasonable age verification, or face possible legal consequences.
Louisiana’s newest law to protect minors could come with serious privacy risks.Image:New Africa(Shutterstock)
But for the most part, adult sites will probably stick to drivers licenses.
Louisiana allows digital drivers licenses throughthe states LA Walletinitiative and app.
At Allpasstrust.com,users can connecttheir LA Wallet to accounts on all three platforms.
Its currently unclear if or how those without Louisiana drivers licenses can readily access online pornography in the state.
The logic behind the legislation is that porn is corrupting the youth.
Pornography is creating a public health crisis and having a corroding influence on minors, the bill text reads.
Internet savvy young people have a multitude of ways to get around content filters and parental blocks.
Louisianas latest effort will likely be no different.
After all,a simple VPNcan bypass the new age verification restrictions.
State-run systems arefrequently vulnerableto digital attacks.
And third-party systems likepassword managersandlogin verification serviceshave recently been targets of some major hacks.
Nonetheless, Louisiana isnt the only place to introduce official age verification requirements for adult content on the internet.
Frances parliament passedsimilar legislationin 2020.
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