Missouri AG Rule 15 CSR 60-18
What it does
Missouri's age check came through the Attorney General, not the legislature. Rule 15 CSR 60-18, issued under the state consumer-protection act, declares it an unlawful practice to run a site, app, or self-contained sexual-content segment that is 33 percent or more pornographic without verifying users are 18. The definition of covered service names social media platforms, and the Attorney General enforces it with no private right of action.
Why it matters
A regulation, not a bill, means no floor vote and no roll call, just a rule the Attorney General wrote and now enforces. Writing social media into the definition stretches an adult-content rule toward the mainstream platforms, which is a lot of reach for a document no legislature passed.
Our take
Missouri skipped the legislature entirely and locked lawful content behind an ID check by regulation. That the rule names social media in its own definitions shows how far an unelected office is willing to push an age-verification mandate on its own authority.
Timeline
- August 30, 2025Rule finalized
- November 30, 2025Took effect
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