A new bill introduced by Angela Paxton, wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton, would impose privacy-invading age verification requirements on online sex toy retailers.

A new bill introduced by Angela Paxton, wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton, would impose privacy-invading age verification requirements on online sex toy retailers.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      8 days ago

      Well in the case of physical items you do need to provide an address for shipping, so they can also enforce this if the address is in Texas, regardless of IP location.

      • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        This is true but I feel like a shop in another state is not going to respect that requirement since its not like weed or something that is illegal in the state. Just that it needs age verification to browse the shop. Also a temp credit card from some place like privacy.com would fix them using the payment system tracking you. Also wouldn’t putting in your credit card automatically verify you.

        I also find this even more ridiculous that in Texas they sell sex toys in Spencer’s Gifts in the mall.

        • Obi@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          8 days ago

          Oh it’s definitely ridiculous, just pointing out that the logistics of avoiding the ban might be a bit more complicated than just using a VPN (assuming the vendors do comply, indeed).

          • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            8 days ago

            Yeah good for pointing that out hopefully our mail can remain private for now. But the ways things are going i expect it won’t be long before all mail is scanned by the Ministry of Truth.