Global Censorship Tracker — what changed in United States of America

Replace the Wikipedia and dead citations on four rows

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:20:27 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

CGTN — United States of America (partial): date, notes, source

Rename United States to United States of America

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:40:25 +0100

37 renamed.

Renamed

Age verification — United States of America (AB 105 adult-site age verification (vetoed)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (Act 440 (2022) adult-site age verification · Act 456 social media (struck down) · HB 570/977 app stores) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (Act 612 adult-site age verification (2023) · Social Media Safety Act (Act 689) + successors Acts 900/901 (2025)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (Attorney General rule 15 CSR 60-18 (Merchandising Practices Act)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (H 3424 adult-site age verification (2024) · H 3431 Social Media Regulation Act (2026)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (H 498 adult-site age verification (2024) · HB 542 Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (2026)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (H.121 (vetoed 2024) · Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Act 63, 2025)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 1053 adult-site age verification · SB 180 app-store bill (failed)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 1181 adult-site age verification · SB 2420 App Store Accountability Act · HB 18 SCOPE Act) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 1561 adult-site age verification (2025) · SB 2380 device/app-store age signals) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 164 adult-site age verification (2024) · HB 161 App Store Accountability Act (2026)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 2112 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 278 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 3 Online Protections for Minors (social media ban under 14 + adult-site age verification)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 43 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 4412 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 8 (PAVE Act) adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HB 96 adult-site age verification (2025) · Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act (2023)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (HF 864 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (LB 1092 adult-site age verification (2024) · LB 383 Parental Rights in Social Media Act (2025)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (Maryland Kids Code (HB 603/SB 571)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (No age-verification law enacted (Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (Protect Tennessee Minors Act (SB 1792) · Protecting Children from Social Media Act (HB 1891)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SAFE For Kids Act (S7694A) · Safe By Design Act (2026)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 1515 adult-site age verification (2023) · SB 854 under-16 social media time limits (2025)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 17 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 1959 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 2346 adult-site age verification (2023) · HB 1126 Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (2024)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 25-086 (vetoed) · HB 24-1136 youth warnings (enjoined) · SB 26-051 Age Attestation on Computing Devices) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 287 adult-site age verification · Minor Protection in Social Media Act · App Store Accountability Act (SB 142/HB 498)) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 3 (2023) and SB 1295 (2025) minors' online safety duties) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 351 (Act 463): adult-site age verification + under-16 social media parental consent) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 394 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 544 adult-site age verification) — was United States
Age verification — United States of America (SB 976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act · AB 1043 Digital Age Assurance Act) — was United States
CGTN — United States of America (partial) — was United States
Russia Today — United States of America (partial) — was United States

Add source link for NYT Texas SB 2420 entry

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:39:14 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

New York Times — Texas (age): source

Add missing source links for CGTN entries (Eritrea, Germany, UK, USA)

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:31:06 +0100

1 changed.

Revised

CGTN — United States (partial): source

Audit every source for relevance and rot, not just for a 200

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:23:00 +0100

3 changed.

Revised

New York Times — Texas (age): source
CGTN — United States (partial): source
Russia Today — United States (partial): source

Add Al Jazeera and CGTN censorship data and logo assets

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:49:02 +0100

1 added.

Added

CGTN — United States (partial)

Add Russia Today to censorship tracker

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:02:54 +0100

1 added, 2 changed.

Added

Russia Today — United States (partial)

Revised

Age verification — United States (H 498 adult-site age verification (2024) · HB 542 Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (2026)): source
Age verification — United States (HF 864 adult-site age verification): source

Add New York Times to censorship tracker

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:38:19 +0100

1 added.

Added

New York Times — Texas (age)

Remove Roblox United States age-verification row (policy is global)

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:37:35 +0100

1 removed.

Removed

Roblox — United States (age)

Update censorship_data.csv with Roblox data

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:34:22 +0100

1 added.

Added

Roblox — United States (age)

Remove Pornhub and expand Bluesky country coverage

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:43:03 +0100

1 removed, 1 renamed.

Removed

Pornhub — USA (age)

Renamed

Bluesky — Mississippi (age) — was USA

Add full US state-by-state age verification coverage

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:08:47 +0100

37 added, 6 removed.

Added

Age verification — United States (AB 105 adult-site age verification (vetoed))
Age verification — United States (Act 440 (2022) adult-site age verification · Act 456 social media (struck down) · HB 570/977 app stores)
Age verification — United States (Act 612 adult-site age verification (2023) · Social Media Safety Act (Act 689) + successors Acts 900/901 (2025))
Age verification — United States (Attorney General rule 15 CSR 60-18 (Merchandising Practices Act))
Age verification — United States (H 3424 adult-site age verification (2024) · H 3431 Social Media Regulation Act (2026))
Age verification — United States (H 498 adult-site age verification (2024) · HB 542 Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (2026))
Age verification — United States (H.121 (vetoed 2024) · Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Act 63, 2025))
Age verification — United States (HB 1053 adult-site age verification · SB 180 app-store bill (failed))
Age verification — United States (HB 1181 adult-site age verification · SB 2420 App Store Accountability Act · HB 18 SCOPE Act)
Age verification — United States (HB 1561 adult-site age verification (2025) · SB 2380 device/app-store age signals)
Age verification — United States (HB 164 adult-site age verification (2024) · HB 161 App Store Accountability Act (2026))
Age verification — United States (HB 2112 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (HB 278 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (HB 3 Online Protections for Minors (social media ban under 14 + adult-site age verification))
Age verification — United States (HB 43 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (HB 4412 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (HB 8 (PAVE Act) adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (HB 96 adult-site age verification (2025) · Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act (2023))
Age verification — United States (HF 864 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (LB 1092 adult-site age verification (2024) · LB 383 Parental Rights in Social Media Act (2025))
Age verification — United States (Maryland Kids Code (HB 603/SB 571))
Age verification — United States (No age-verification law enacted (Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington))
Age verification — United States (Protect Tennessee Minors Act (SB 1792) · Protecting Children from Social Media Act (HB 1891))
Age verification — United States (SAFE For Kids Act (S7694A) · Safe By Design Act (2026))
Age verification — United States (SB 1515 adult-site age verification (2023) · SB 854 under-16 social media time limits (2025))
Age verification — United States (SB 17 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (SB 1959 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (SB 2346 adult-site age verification (2023) · HB 1126 Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (2024))
Age verification — United States (SB 25-086 (vetoed) · HB 24-1136 youth warnings (enjoined) · SB 26-051 Age Attestation on Computing Devices)
Age verification — United States (SB 287 adult-site age verification · Minor Protection in Social Media Act · App Store Accountability Act (SB 142/HB 498))
Age verification — United States (SB 3 (2023) and SB 1295 (2025) minors' online safety duties)
Age verification — United States (SB 351 (Act 463): adult-site age verification + under-16 social media parental consent)
Age verification — United States (SB 394 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (SB 544 adult-site age verification)
Age verification — United States (SB 976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act · AB 1043 Digital Age Assurance Act)
Bluesky — USA (age)
Pornhub — USA (age)

Removed

Age verification — United States (HB 3 Online Protections for Minors)
Age verification — United States (Parental consent for under-18 social media accounts)
Age verification — United States (SB 976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act)
Age verification — United States (SCOPE Act / parental-consent and app-store age rules)
Age verification — United States (Social Media Safety Act and successor bills)
Age verification — United States (Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act / Social Media Regulation Act)

Add Age Verification Tracker page with timeline and legislative efforts

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:21:12 +0100

6 added.

Added

Age verification — United States (HB 3 Online Protections for Minors)
Age verification — United States (Parental consent for under-18 social media accounts)
Age verification — United States (SB 976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act)
Age verification — United States (SCOPE Act / parental-consent and app-store age rules)
Age verification — United States (Social Media Safety Act and successor bills)
Age verification — United States (Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act / Social Media Regulation Act)