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A bill introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates would charge a $20 fee for anyone who wants to watch pornography in the state.

The bill, introduced by Republican Rep. Dave A. LaRock, is aimed at blocking obscene content on websites with an obscene digital content blocker and requiring anyone who wants to access the content to pay $20 to have the content unblocked.

Sites themselves are required to have a pornographic content blocker or if they operate without the content blocker, sellers must pay a fee of $20 for each product sold or distributed.

The $20 fees would go into a newly-created state fund to prevent human trafficking, the Virginia Prevention of Human Trafficking Victim Fund, which supports victim services and the prosecution of human trafficking cases.