They are trying to pass such a law in Canada, too. I think it depends where the website is physically hosted, and from where you’re trying to access it. But I share you worries about the future of privacy and censorship.
For what it’s worth, I did see size content before the age of 18 (shocking, I know!), I wasn’t traumatized by it and it helped me tremendously on my road to acceptance. Just learning that I wasn’t alone, for one.