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This bill creates new legal provisions requiring websites with substantial sexual content to implement age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing such material. Specifically, commercial entities publishing websites where more than one-third of the content is considered "sexual material harmful to minors" must use reasonable age verification techniques, such as requesting government-issued identification or using transactional data to confirm an individual is 18 or older. The bill mandates that these websites display specific warnings about potential psychological and societal harm from pornography, including its potential addictive properties and links to exploitation. Commercial entities performing age verification are prohibited from retaining any identifying information about users. The law would be enforced by the attorney general, who can bring civil actions against non-compliant websites, with potential penalties of $10,000 per day of violation and up to $250,000 if minors are found to have accessed the restricted content. The bill includes exceptions for news organizations and clarifies that internet service providers would not be held liable for content they merely transmit or provide access to. The goal is to protect minors from accessing sexually explicit online content by creating robust age verification requirements.

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=3050