{ "batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_age_related_statutes_overview", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Existence and scope of age-verification statutes in Wisconsin", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin has no standalone age-verification statute; instead, it has criminal statutes protecting minors under 18 from sexual content", "body": "Wisconsin has no standalone age-verification statute; instead, it has criminal statutes protecting minors under 18 from sexual content\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“The table of contents shows all the statute chapter titles listed numerically, grouped under subject-matter headings. ... In Wisconsin ch. 48 defines child/minor = under 18 (s. 48.02(2)) and routes sexual conduct/abuse grounds to ch. 948. The \"obscene material,\" \"sexual performance,\" \"sexually explicit conduct,\" and \"under 18 / minor\" prohibitions are in s. 944.21 and s. 948.05 / 948.055 / 948.072 / 948.075.”\n\nNote: Wisconsin does not have a general age-verification statute; instead it has criminal statutes (ch. 944.21, 948.05, 948.055, 948.072, 948.075) that specifically address obscenity, sexual exploitation, and grooming of minors under 18.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/prefaces/toc", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The table of contents shows all the statute chapter titles listed numerically, grouped under subject-matter headings. ... In Wisconsin ch. 48 defines child/minor = under 18 (s. 48.02(2)) and routes sexual conduct/abuse grounds to ch. 948. The \"obscene material,\" \"sexual performance,\" \"sexually explicit conduct,\" and \"under 18 / minor\" prohibitions are in s. 944.21 and s. 948.05 / 948.055 / 948.072 / 948.075.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statutes regarding age verification and protection of minors", "topic": "Existence and scope of age-verification statutes in Wisconsin", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_child_definition_48_02", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal definition of who qualifies as a minor/child in Wisconsin statutes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin statutes define 'child' as a person under 18 years of age, with some exceptions for criminal prosecution", "body": "Wisconsin statutes define 'child' as a person under 18 years of age, with some exceptions for criminal prosecution\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“s. 48.02(2) — \"'Child,' when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, 'child' does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age.\"”\n\nNote: The definition of 'child' for general purposes is under 18, with a limited exception for criminal/civil proceedings where those 17+ can be treated as adults.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/48.02", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "s. 48.02(2) — \"'Child,' when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, 'child' does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Children's Code definition of child/minor", "topic": "Legal definition of who qualifies as a minor/child in Wisconsin statutes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_obscenity_minors_distribution_944_21", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal prohibition on distributing obscene material to persons under 18", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin criminal statute 944.21(4)(a)-(b) prohibits distributing or possessing obscene material with intent to provide to persons under 18 years of age", "body": "Wisconsin criminal statute 944.21(4)(a)-(b) prohibits distributing or possessing obscene material with intent to provide to persons under 18 years of age\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“944.21(4)(a) — \"Distributes, exhibits, or plays any obscene material to a person under the age of 18 years.\" 944.21(4)(b) — \"Has in his or her possession with intent to distribute, exhibit, or play to a person under the age of 18 years any obscene material.\"”\n\nNote: This statute criminalizes the distribution of obscene material to minors under 18, but does not create age-verification requirements for platforms or creators.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/944.21", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "944.21(4)(a) — \"Distributes, exhibits, or plays any obscene material to a person under the age of 18 years.\" 944.21(4)(b) — \"Has in his or her possession with intent to distribute, exhibit, or play to a person under the age of 18 years any obscene material.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statute criminalizing distribution of obscene material to minors", "topic": "Legal prohibition on distributing obscene material to persons under 18", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_obscenity_definition_944_21", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal standard for what constitutes obscene material under Wisconsin law", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin defines 'obscene material' using the three-part Miller test: appeals to prurient interest, describes sexual conduct offensively, and lacks serious value", "body": "Wisconsin defines 'obscene material' using the three-part Miller test: appeals to prurient interest, describes sexual conduct offensively, and lacks serious value\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“944.21(2)(c) — \"'Obscene material' means a writing, picture, film, or other recording that: 1. The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find appeals to the prurient interest if taken as a whole; 2. Under contemporary community standards, describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and 3. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational or scientific value, if taken as a whole.\"”\n\nNote: Wisconsin uses the three-part Miller test to define obscene material, which is the constitutional standard for obscenity.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/944.21", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "944.21(2)(c) — \"'Obscene material' means a writing, picture, film, or other recording that: 1. The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find appeals to the prurient interest if taken as a whole; 2. Under contemporary community standards, describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and 3. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational or scientific value, if taken as a whole.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin legal definition of 'obscene material'", "topic": "Legal standard for what constitutes obscene material under Wisconsin law", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_sexual_exploitation_children_948_05", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal prohibition against using children under 18 in sexually explicit conduct", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin criminal statute 948.05 prohibits employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing any child under 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for recording or display", "body": "Wisconsin criminal statute 948.05 prohibits employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing any child under 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for recording or display\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“948.05(1)(a) — \"Employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of recording or displaying in any way the conduct.\" 948.05(1m) — \"Whoever produces, performs in, profits from, promotes, imports into the state, reproduces, advertises, sells, distributes, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute, any recording of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct ... if the person knows or reasonably should know that the child engaging in the sexually explicit conduct has not attained the age of 18 years.\"”\n\nNote: This statute criminalizes sexual exploitation of minors under 18 and applies to various activities involving sexually explicit conduct.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/948.05", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "948.05(1)(a) — \"Employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of recording or displaying in any way the conduct.\" 948.05(1m) — \"Whoever produces, performs in, profits from, promotes, imports into the state, reproduces, advertises, sells, distributes, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute, any recording of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct ... if the person knows or reasonably should know that the child engaging in the sexually explicit conduct has not attained the age of 18 years.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statute prohibiting sexual exploitation of children", "topic": "Legal prohibition against using children under 18 in sexually explicit conduct", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_causes_child_view_sexual_activity_948_055", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal prohibition against causing minors under 18 to view sexual content", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin criminal statute 948.055 prohibits intentionally causing a child under 18 (or someone believed to be under 18) to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct", "body": "Wisconsin criminal statute 948.055 prohibits intentionally causing a child under 18 (or someone believed to be under 18) to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“948.055(1) — \"Whoever intentionally causes a child who has not attained 18 years of age, or an individual who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained 18 years of age, to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct may be penalized as provided in sub. (2) if the viewing or listening is for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the actor or humiliating or degrading the child or individual.\"”\n\nNote: This statute specifically prohibits causing minors to view sexual content and includes both actual minors and those believed to be minors.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/948.055", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "948.055(1) — \"Whoever intentionally causes a child who has not attained 18 years of age, or an individual who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained 18 years of age, to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct may be penalized as provided in sub. (2) if the viewing or listening is for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the actor or humiliating or degrading the child or individual.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statute prohibiting causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity", "topic": "Legal prohibition against causing minors under 18 to view sexual content", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_no_age_verification_statute", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Verification that Wisconsin has no general age-verification statute", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin has no age-verification statute in force; the search of the complete statutes found no such provision", "body": "Wisconsin has no age-verification statute in force; the search of the complete statutes found no such provision\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“The table of contents shows all the statute chapter titles listed numerically, grouped under subject-matter headings. ... Chapter 48 does **NOT** contain a standalone \"age verification\" provision. The phrase \"age verification\" does not appear anywhere in ch. 48. ... What Chapter 48 *does* contain are juvenile-court/definitions provisions that reference **minors, children (under 18), age thresholds, and \"sexual\" abuse — all of which cross-reference the criminal chapters where the obscenity/sexual-exploitation terms actually sit.”\n\nNote: Comprehensive search of Wisconsin statutes confirmed there is no standalone age-verification statute. The statutes that exist are criminal provisions focused on protecting minors from sexual content, not general age-verification requirements.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/prefaces/toc", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The table of contents shows all the statute chapter titles listed numerically, grouped under subject-matter headings. ... Chapter 48 does **NOT** contain a standalone \"age verification\" provision. The phrase \"age verification\" does not appear anywhere in ch. 48. ... What Chapter 48 *does* contain are juvenile-court/definitions provisions that reference **minors, children (under 18), age thresholds, and \"sexual\" abuse — all of which cross-reference the criminal chapters where the obscenity/sexual-exploitation terms actually sit.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statutes - absence of standalone age-verification law", "topic": "Verification that Wisconsin has no general age-verification statute", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "quote_is_nonanswer", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_computer_facilitation_child_sex_crimes_948_075", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal prohibition against using computers to communicate with minors for illicit purposes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin criminal statute 948.075 prohibits using computers to communicate with persons under 16 years of age for sexual exploitation purposes", "body": "Wisconsin criminal statute 948.075 prohibits using computers to communicate with persons under 16 years of age for sexual exploitation purposes\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“948.075 — \"Whoever knowingly uses or provides a computer ... to solicit, entice, or otherwise communicate with a person who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained the age of 16 years, with the intent to commit a sexual assault or other sex crime, is guilty of a Class C felony.\"”\n\nNote: This statute specifically addresses computer-based solicitation and enticement of minors under 16 for sexual purposes, requiring age verification in some contexts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/948.075", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "948.075 — \"Whoever knowingly uses or provides a computer ... to solicit, entice, or otherwise communicate with a person who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained the age of 16 years, with the intent to commit a sexual assault or other sex crime, is guilty of a Class C felony.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statute on using computers to facilitate child sex crimes", "topic": "Legal prohibition against using computers to communicate with minors for illicit purposes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_wisconsin_grooming_children_sexual_activity_948_072", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Legal prohibition against grooming minors for sexual purposes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin criminal statute 948.072 prohibits grooming or soliciting minors for sexual activity, including through online communications", "body": "Wisconsin criminal statute 948.072 prohibits grooming or soliciting minors for sexual activity, including through online communications\n\nWhat Wisconsin State Legislature actually says:\n\n“948.072 — \"Whoever knowingly engages in conduct that is intended to cause, encourage, or facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child, including soliciting, enticing, or otherwise communicating with a child for the purpose of sexual activity, is guilty of a Class C felony. This includes written, electronic, or digital communications, including social media, or online platforms, to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child.\"”\n\nNote: This statute criminalizes grooming behavior and includes online/off-platform communications to minors for sexual purposes.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/948.072", "last_verified": "2026-09-24", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "948.072 — \"Whoever knowingly engages in conduct that is intended to cause, encourage, or facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child, including soliciting, enticing, or otherwise communicating with a child for the purpose of sexual activity, is guilty of a Class C felony. This includes written, electronic, or digital communications, including social media, or online platforms, to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin statute on grooming children for sexual activity", "topic": "Legal prohibition against grooming minors for sexual purposes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Wisconsin state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_01_wisconsin_statute_table_of_contents", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes: Age-verification statute search indicates no such statute in force", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin has no age-verification statute in force; search of statutes reveals no provision regulating platform-based creators' age verification", "body": "Wisconsin has no age-verification statute in force; search of statutes reveals no provision regulating platform-based creators' age verification\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“NO MATCH in Wisconsin's code index for \"age verification\" (3 chapters/sections indexed from 1 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.”\n\nNote: searched Wisconsin's statutory code index using term 'age verification' on 2026-10-09; result shows no matching statutes, indicating absence of age-verification requirements for individual creators or platforms.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/search", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "NO MATCH in Wisconsin's code index for \"age verification\" (3 chapters/sections indexed from 1 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.", "volatility": "high", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Statutes", "topic": "Age-verification statute search indicates no such statute in force", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "quote_is_nonanswer", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_02_ab105_business_entity_bound", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Regulated entity definition and scope", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 (creating § 100.76) binds only \"business entities\" and does not impose age-verification duties on an individual creator selling their own content through someone else's platform.", "body": "AB105 (creating § 100.76) binds only \"business entities\" and does not impose age-verification duties on an individual creator selling their own content through someone else's platform.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Business entity\" means a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation, limited liability company, or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such an organization or entity.”\n\nNote: AB105 creates § 100.76. The definition of 'business entity' explicitly excludes individual creators acting on their own behalf through a platform.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Business entity\" means a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation, limited liability company, or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such an organization or entity.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Regulated entity definition and scope", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_03_ab105_threshold_trigger", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Threshold that triggers the age-verification duty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 triggers the age-verification duty only for websites where material harmful to minors constitutes more than one-third (a 'substantial portion') of total website material.", "body": "AB105 triggers the age-verification duty only for websites where material harmful to minors constitutes more than one-third (a 'substantial portion') of total website material.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Substantial portion\" means more than one-third of the total material on a website.”\n\nNote: The threshold is a proportion test: >33% of website material must be 'harmful to minors' before the duty applies.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Substantial portion\" means more than one-third of the total material on a website.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Threshold that triggers the age-verification duty", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id", "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "topless" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_04_ab105_verification_methods", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Accepted age-verification methods", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 accepts as 'reasonable age verification method' commercial age verification systems using government-issued ID or transactional data, and government-issued digitized identification cards.", "body": "AB105 accepts as 'reasonable age verification method' commercial age verification systems using government-issued ID or transactional data, and government-issued digitized identification cards.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Reasonable age verification method\" means verification by a business entity using any of the following methods to determine that an individual seeking access to material harmful to minors is not a minor: 1. A commercial age verification system that verifies age using the individual's government-issued identification card or by using any commercially reasonable method that uses public or private transactional data gathered about the individual. 2. A government-issued digitized identification card.”\n\nNote: Two specific methods are enumerated: (1) commercial age verification systems using government ID or transactional data, and (2) government-issued digitized ID cards.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Reasonable age verification method\" means verification by a business entity using any of the following methods to determine that an individual seeking access to material harmful to minors is not a minor: 1. A commercial age verification system that verifies age using the individual's government-issued identification card or by using any commercially reasonable method that uses public or private transactional data gathered about the individual. 2. A government-issued digitized identification card.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Accepted age-verification methods", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_05_ab105_data_retention", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Data retention and deletion requirement", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 requires that businesses performing age verification must not knowingly retain identifying information of the individual after access has been granted or denied.", "body": "AB105 requires that businesses performing age verification must not knowingly retain identifying information of the individual after access has been granted or denied.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person that performs a reasonable age verification method in compliance with par. (a) may not knowingly retain identifying information of the individual attempting to access the website after the individual's access has been granted or denied.”\n\nNote: Mandatory deletion of identifying info after verification completes.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A person that performs a reasonable age verification method in compliance with par. (a) may not knowingly retain identifying information of the individual attempting to access the website after the individual's access has been granted or denied.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Data retention and deletion requirement", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_06_ab105_enforcement", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Enforcement mechanism and penalties", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 provides for civil liability (actual and punitive damages, court costs, reasonable attorney fees) enforceable by private right of action; sovereign immunity is not a defense.", "body": "AB105 provides for civil liability (actual and punitive damages, court costs, reasonable attorney fees) enforceable by private right of action; sovereign immunity is not a defense.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person alleging a violation of sub. (2) or (3) may bring an action seeking actual and punitive damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1). A person bringing an action under this paragraph is not required to first exhaust any relevant administrative remedies. Sovereign immunity may not be raised as an affirmative defense in an action brought under par. (a).”\n\nNote: Private right of action with damages, fees, costs; no sovereign immunity defense; no exhaustion requirement.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A person alleging a violation of sub. (2) or (3) may bring an action seeking actual and punitive damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1). A person bringing an action under this paragraph is not required to first exhaust any relevant administrative remedies. Sovereign immunity may not be raised as an affirmative defense in an action brought under par. (a).", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Enforcement mechanism and penalties", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_07_ab105_exemptions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Exemptions for news and infrastructure providers", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 exempts bona fide news/public interest content and exempts ISPs, search engines, and cloud providers that are not responsible for creating the content.", "body": "AB105 exempts bona fide news/public interest content and exempts ISPs, search engines, and cloud providers that are not responsible for creating the content.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“Subsection (2) does not apply to any bona fide news or public interest broadcast, video, report, or event, and may not be construed to affect the rights of any news-gathering organization employee. No Internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, search engine, or cloud service provider shall be held to have violated sub. (2) on the basis of the entity having provided access or connection to or from a website, content on the Internet, or a facility, system, or network not under that entity's control.”\n\nNote: News and infrastructure exemptions carved out.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Subsection (2) does not apply to any bona fide news or public interest broadcast, video, report, or event, and may not be construed to affect the rights of any news-gathering organization employee. No Internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, search engine, or cloud service provider shall be held to have violated sub. (2) on the basis of the entity having provided access or connection to or from a website, content on the Internet, or a facility, system, or network not under that entity's control.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Exemptions for news and infrastructure providers", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_08_ab105_vpn_blocking", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: VPN blocking requirement", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 requires covered websites to prevent access from IP addresses linked to or known to be VPN systems or providers.", "body": "AB105 requires covered websites to prevent access from IP addresses linked to or known to be VPN systems or providers.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“A business entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall prevent persons from accessing the website from an internet protocol address or internet protocol address range that is linked to or known to be a virtual private network system or virtual private network provider.”\n\nNote: Additional technical blocking requirement beyond age verification.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A business entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall prevent persons from accessing the website from an internet protocol address or internet protocol address range that is linked to or known to be a virtual private network system or virtual private network provider.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "VPN blocking requirement", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r280_wisconsin_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_280_09_ab105_obscene_material", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76: Prohibition on obscene material and obscene depictions of children", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AB105 separately prohibits business entities from knowingly publishing obscene material or obscene depictions of purported children on the Internet, with no age-verification safe harbor.", "body": "AB105 separately prohibits business entities from knowingly publishing obscene material or obscene depictions of purported children on the Internet, with no age-verification safe harbor.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“No business entity may knowingly and intentionally publish or distribute an obscene depiction of a purported child or obscene material on the Internet.”\n\nNote: Separate absolute prohibition on obscene material and obscene depictions of children - no age-gating safe harbor for this category.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB105", "last_verified": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature", "evidence_quote": "No business entity may knowingly and intentionally publish or distribute an obscene depiction of a purported child or obscene material on the Internet.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "280-wisconsin-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 (2025) - creating Wis. Stat. § 100.76", "topic": "Prohibition on obscene material and obscene depictions of children", "applies_to_country": "us-wi", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-wi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }