It’s the second such case Uthmeier has initiated in as many months.
Attorney General James Uthmeier[1] is taking more steps against adult content websites that he says are not verifying the age of visitors.
Uthmeier announced in a news release[2] that he filed complaints alleging violations of Florida law that says companies profiting from adult material must prohibit minors from entering the sites.
The companies Uthmeier is targeting include Gethins Ltd., Toccata Inc., Segpay Gateway LLC, Segregated Payments Inc. and D/B/A Segpay. Another complaint was lodged against Aylo Holdings USA Corp., Aylo Billings U.S. Corp., Aylo Group Ltd. and Nutako Entertainment Ltd.
The two complaints claim the companies failed to install safeguards needed to validate the ages of users before access was permitted to the adult websites.
“Florida is committed to being the best place to raise children. We passed strong legislation to keep kids from being exposed to harmful and toxic material, and instead of following it, these platforms ignored it,” Uthmeier said. “We are taking them to court to make sure they cannot continue bypassing Florida’s common-sense safeguards.”
The first filing from Uthmeier concerns the website xh.lustyheroes.com[3], which has explicit video game content. The second complaint involves multiple websites including Nutaku.net, SpiceVids.com, PornHub.com, RedTube.com, Tube8.com and YouPorn.com.
Uthmeier contends the sites operate unchecked and are in violation of Florida’s age verification law while profiting off their Florida user base that currently involves children and teenagers.
Uthmeier is asking a court to order the companies to comply with Florida age stipulations, which could bring fines up to $50,000 for each violation and other related demands, such as attorneys fees and costs incurred by the state.
The Florida law requiring age verification went into effect at the beginning of this year after the approval of HB 3[4]. Users of the adult websites are supposed to be 18 or older.
Uthmeier took similar action on nearly identical grounds against several companies in early August[5].
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References
- ^ Attorney General James Uthmeier (www.myfloridalegal.com)
- ^ news release (www.myfloridalegal.com)
- ^ xh.lustyheroes.com (xh.lustyheroes.com)
- ^ HB 3 (www.flsenate.gov)
- ^ early August (floridapolitics.com)