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Originally Posted by CrazyMartin
If I have servers in Kansas and my xxx photo websites are accessible to everyone without verification, and I don't have age verification, am I at risk? Can I be sued?
https://www.xbiz.com/news/286688/kan...r-under-av-law
"Should I move my servers and block people from Kansas?"m |
I am NOT a lawyer but based on the information at hand your answer is yes you are at risk
Kansas passed an age verification law in 2024 that requires websites where 25% or more of content is "harmful to minors" to verify users are 18 or older. Without proper age verification for your adult websites, you face significant legal risk.
The Kansas Attorney General is actively enforcing this law with multiple lawsuits already filed against adult website operators. In May 2025, sites including Chaturbate and Jerkmate were sued for failing to implement age verification.
Penalties include fines up to $10,000 per violation, and parents can sue for damages starting at $50,000. Some major adult sites like Pornhub have chosen to block Kansas users entirely rather than implement verification.
A Supreme Court case (Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton) is reviewing a similar Texas law, but until a ruling is issued, the Kansas law remains enforceable.
Your options include implementing proper age verification, moving servers outside Kansas, blocking Kansas users, or waiting for the Supreme Court ruling (though this last option carries significant risk as enforcement continues).