The act requires online platforms that provide adult content, such as pornography, to verify its users age prior to use. Some academics also have shared concerns that age verification laws pose privacy and safety risks. Dr. Eric Goldman, a professor of law at Santa Clara University, called age verification laws a “segregate-and-suppress” approach to online safety, and argues for a broader and more careful range of tools to approach online safety. Currently, an age verification bill is being proposed in the Canadian Senate, too — Bill S-209. Bill S-209 states that if it should receive royal assent, it will come into force one year later.