A modal window that pops up if it detects that a user is located in a state with pending age-verification legislation.
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Copy this:
<script src="https://assets.freespeechcoalition.com/code/avActionModal.min.js"></script> -
Paste it before the
</body>tag of your website's code.
When a user visits your website, the script checks to see whether they have a cookie indicating that they have already seen the pop up. If not, it checks whether they are in a state with a pending age-verification bill. If they are, it displays a pop up window asking them to oppose the bill:
Any links clicked will open in a new window/tab. Clicking anywhere on the page (including the links) will close the pop up.
Whether or not the user clicks the links, the cookie is set, ensuring that they do not see the message again.
Politicians' number one priority is reelection, so they care far more about what the voters in their district think than what the porn industry thinks. We were able to defeat Arizona's law in 2024 by mobilizing constituents to pressure the governor into vetoing a bill that the legislature had passed. We think we can do it again this year in more states.
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
They are taken to a form where they can send a message to their elected officials. (Example: Illinois)
Under the button urging them to take action, we link to a page explaining that geotargeting is imperfect and that they could still be affected by the law even if they don't live in that state.
No. FSC is providing access to this code (including the geolocation service) free of charge so that websites can mobilize their customers to stop the spread of bad age-verification laws. In the event that the number of API requests surpasses FSC's budget, the pop up will simply not appear.
Let Alison know!