Chaturbate Owes Texas $675,000 for Not Verifying the Age of Users

Texas originally sought a $1.78 million fine against Chaturbate, calculated by the 178 days the company didn’t have age verification after the law was passed on September 1, 2023, according to the Laredo Morning Times. That figure was reduced to the $675,000 figure announced Friday in the settlement. Chaturbate, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has 30 days to pay the fine.

Paxton praised Chaturbate in a press release on Friday for opting to institute age verification two days after Texas filed its lawsuit against the company on March 19.