Age Verification Compliance & Litigation Services
At Silverstein Legal, we provide comprehensive legal services focused on age verification compliance for the adult industry — both in the United States and internationally. With increasing global pressure on adult platforms to protect minors, staying compliant isn’t just good business — it’s a legal necessity.
We help websites, creators, and platforms navigate the complex and evolving landscape of domestic and international age verification laws, including the UK’s Online Safety Act and France’s ARCOM regulations. These jurisdictions are leading the way in enforcing strict content access laws, and non-compliance can result in serious penalties, site blocking, and even criminal exposure. Our team helps you implement legally sound, privacy-conscious verification systems that meet local legal standards while respecting your users.
If you’re already facing enforcement actions, takedown demands, or litigation over age verification issues, we offer experienced, aggressive legal defense. From regulatory hearings to courtroom litigation, we stand with adult businesses to protect their rights, content, and operations.
Whether you’re preparing for compliance or responding to legal threats, Silverstein Legal is your trusted legal partner in the adult space — where adult industry law meets global defense.
Recent Age Verification Articles
Arizona Mandates Age Verification for Adult Websites, Raising Privacy and Access Concerns
House Bill 2112 Arizona has officially joined a growing list of states requiring commercial adult websites to implement robust age verification measures, aiming to prevent minors from accessing sexually explicit content. Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2112 (HB2112) into law on May 13, 2025, a move that has been met with both applause from proponents of child protection and significant concerns from civil liberties advocates and the adult entertainment industry. The new law, sponsored by State Representative Nick Kupper, mandates that websites where more than one-third of the content is "sexual material harmful to minors" must use "reasonable age verification methods" to ensure users are at least 18 years old. These methods can include digital identification or commercial age verification systems. Crucially, the bill specifies that such systems should not retain or transmit any identifying personal information of users to state or federal government entities. Proponents, including Representative Kupper,…
France’s Bold Move: Navigating the New Age Verification Landscape
France's implementation of its sweeping age verification law for online adult content on April 11, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing global debate surrounding online safety and access to adult material. Going beyond a simple requirement, this legislation, driven by the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM), aims to establish a robust framework that prioritizes the protection of minors while navigating the complexities of user privacy and industry viability. This article delves deeper into the intricacies of the law, its multifaceted impacts, the technological landscape it necessitates, and the broader implications for the future of online adult entertainment. France/ARCOM Means Business In didn’t take long for ARCOM to show that it means business when it comes to the enforcement of its age verification law. As I was writing this article, on April 22, 2025, ARCOM released a statement indicating that it had already commenced action against…
US Federal Age Verification on the Horizon – the SCREEN Act
For those of you who have been counting, as of this writing, there are now over 20 different enacted and proposed state laws in the United States requiring age verification for online content, particularly concerning adult entertainment websites. The sheer volume of these laws has been exhausting to the adult entertainment industry. Unfortunately, the adult industry has a new looming potential threat in the form of a United States federal law related to age verification. The Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act, is a legislative proposal introduced by Senator Mike Lee (Republican-Utah) aimed at protecting minors from exposure to online pornographic content. The act mandates that commercial pornographic websites implement robust age verification technologies to ensure that users are not minors, thereby preventing children from accessing harmful material. Much like the state age verification laws that the adult entertainment industry have come to know, the…
