The United States is far from united on this matter, and practically speaking card service providers are far stricter than any specific law, and often stricter than VISA or MasterCard's actual requirements. Only this week I heard a representative from one of the big porn platforms talking at an Ofcom event for the adult content industry about how their card processor had demanded the removal of "dragon" dildoes (I suspect Bad Dragon...) over concerns that they constituted bestiality. Likewise, people dressed in fursuits - also an issue for those trying to verify performers. We also heard about how those trying to comply with the recent patchwork of US laws (many of which propose methods that don't actually work) have found traffic sunk like a rock - and departed to other platforms which didn't make the effort.
The United States is far from united on this matter, and practically speaking card service providers are far stricter than any specific law, and often stricter than VISA or MasterCard's actual requirements. Only this week I heard a representative from one of the big porn platforms talking at an Ofcom event for the adult content industry about how their card processor had demanded the removal of "dragon" dildoes (I suspect Bad Dragon...) over concerns that they constituted bestiality. Likewise, people dressed in fursuits - also an issue for those trying to verify performers. We also heard about how those trying to comply with the recent patchwork of US laws (many of which propose methods that don't actually work) have found traffic sunk like a rock - and departed to other platforms which didn't make the effort.