Availability / West Virginia
Is adult content age-verified or blocked in West Virginia?
Yes — to the extent we can measure it. An age-verification law is in force here (West Virginia age-verification law). We measured 0 tracked adult sites serving an age-verification wall or an explicit block/withdrawal notice when fetched from West Virginia.
Blocking measurements
No blocking anomalies recorded for tracked sites here in the last 30 days. This does not prove access is unrestricted — see the note on the availability page.
Laws on record
West Virginia age-verification law — HB 4412 in force · age verification required · effective 2026-06-12
Requires commercial sites where more than one-third of content is sexual material harmful to minors to verify users are 18+ using a government ID, digital ID, or another approved age-verification method, and bars retention of data collected for age checks. Approved by the Governor on 1 April 2026; effective 90 days after passage.
Source: www.wvlegislature.gov · as of 2026-09-19