April 10th: The bill has been vetoed!
April 2nd: The politicians in Arizona are about to sign into law a bill that would mandate sites like e621 to either impose age verification on all users or be at a risk of lawsuits. Such system would be required to go through third party vendors, who in turn must go through a government database to verify every user's age. This is not only a major violation of privacy, but it also opens up a very real danger of identity theft through phishing schemes and other methods, not to mention that we would not be able to control any of that information to make sure it is permanently deleted after age verification is complete.
Unfortunately, Arizona is the state out of which e621 operates, which means that this law will almost certainly affect us if it is to pass. If want to help us ensure that this site can continue to serve you without being required to know who you are, please ask the Arizona governor to veto this bill.
Please, help us get the word out by letting others know about this issue.
For some further information on what the bill does have a look at https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/bill/arizona-hb-2586/
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CharlieBright
MemberJeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? O_O
user 301520
MemberGood god, every time Tom draws Clovis, its the eyes that get me.
Versperus
Moderatorhaha witcher
coredumperror
MemberConsidering that Heresy's the one who suggested this, I get the feeling that a followup may be in the works. And I would certainly love to see more Clovis!
Versperus
Moderatoranyone else notice that lil crab fucker in the back going for the tail tip
pitioti
MemberDidn't see that comming XD
user 301520
MemberPretty sure that little dudes name is Roberto. Commonplace in Tom's stream!
Reifan
Member"Suggested by Heresy" is my new motive for everything I do.
Why do I use e621 for SFW searches, besides the useful search tags? Suggested by heresy.
Why do I refuse to wear pants at every opportunity possible? Suggested by heresy.
Why did my parents make me? Suggested by heresy.
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