There is a new tax in Alabama that applies to pornographic websites and is intended to offset some of the harm the bill’s sponsor said is caused by children’s exposure to porn.

Alabama lawmakers passed the tax as part of a new law that requires adult websites to verify that users are at least 18 - the Materials Harmful to Minors Act.

Rep. Ben Robbins, R-Sylacauga, the sponsor of the bill, which passed almost unanimously last year, said the state and nation face a crisis because there are so many ways that children are exposed to porn.

“It affects the development of a child when they are exposed and repeatedly exposed to violent and gratuitous pornography,” Robbins said.

“Males become more violent as they become adults, and females have higher rates of anxiety and depression.

“And it c

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