Websites must verify age even when users access content via VPN.
Failure to detect and verify may trigger $2,500+ fines.
The law explicitly prohibits telling users how to use VPNs to bypass checks.
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🚨 Utah SB 73 is NOW in effect. VPN use without age verification may trigger penalties.
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WISCONSIN – Act 5 (AB 387)
Requires both age verification AND blocking VPN use.
Websites must take “commercially reasonable steps” to block access via VPNs if they know a minor might bypass the check.
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🚨 Wisconsin Act 5 is NOW in effect. VPN blocking & age verification required.
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MICHIGAN – Proposed Bill
Bill specifically targets VPNs and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) as circumvention methods.
Would create similar liability for platforms that fail to block these tools.
📋 Status: Still under consideration No effective date set. The clock isn’t ticking yet, but this legislation is advancing.