# Access Controls and Community Content Standards Increasingly, Content Restrictions based on age are being enacted globally. The primary focus has been Age Verification laws restricting access to adult content for minors(under 18 years). See France, UK and United States/Texas statutes. Guidelines for access restriction to content also varies by jurisdiction and provider(size, percentage of restricted content offered, etc.) In the United States, recently passed State laws extend these restrictions to include, among others: *Any/all mentions of sex, content related to LGBTQ+ and Transgender topics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion materials in Education, Reproductive Care.* The use of ‘Bounty Laws’ which empower civil action by residents of a jurisdiction against the provider are used increasingly to avoid Constitution challenge. For the Solid Platform, what tools and standards need to be put in place to address these restrictions to content access. 1. Identity – Participation Using Psuedonyms 1.1. EU Adoption of Psuedonymisation: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2025-01/edpb_guidelines_202501_pseudonymisation_en.pdf 1.2. Association of Verified Identity(Web Id) and Psuedonym(s) 1.3. Tokenized Conveyance of Community Restrictions 2. Content Categorization 2.1. Attributes 3. Access Control 3.1. Grants and Permissions 3.2. Restrictions Based on Identity 3.3. Sensitive Content – Identity Based Restrictions 3.3.1 Restrict Access to Law Enforcement 5.4. Parental Consent Indicators 4. Provisioning. Identifiers and Grants, Restrictions 4.1. Hardware based tokens 4.2. Registration Systems 5. Small Host/Pod Providers 5.1. Compliance With Community Standards 5.2. Content Hosting Restrictions By Jurisdiction 5.2.1. Ex: Limitations on "Hate Speech" 6. Audit - Content Access # Resources https://www.wired.com/story/us-supreme-court-porn-age-verification-decision-2025/ https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-goes-dark-in-mississippi-age-verification/ https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-gaming-is-it-ready-for-the-age-of-ai-fakes/ --- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/book-bans-internet-bans-wyoming-lets-parents-control-whole-states-access-internet https://truthout.org/articles/more-states-are-passing-laws-offering-vigilantes-cash-to-report-targeted-groups/ --- https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-resources/state-avs-laws/ https://www.them.us/story/trans-rights-ioda-porn-ban-bill-mike-lee-project-2025 --- https://www.kslegislature.gov/li_2024/b2023_24/measures/sb394/ https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0043 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25525/282508 https://courthousenews.com/brazil-enacts-age-verification-law-for-minors-online/