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Supreme Court upholds Texas' age verification law for porn sites
- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law on June 27, 2025, requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages to block access by minors.
- Texas lawmakers passed H.B. 1181 in 2023 to protect children from explicit content online, leading to legal challenges by the Free Speech Coalition.
- The law mandates digital or government-issued ID checks similar to those upheld for physical adult stores in the 1960s to restrict minors’ access.
- Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, "We hold that they do not," affirming the law survives heightened judicial scrutiny with a 6-3 court division.
- The ruling allows Texas to enforce age verification while similar laws in 18 other states suggest a nationwide reshaping of online adult content regulation.
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The Texas law that requires Pornhub and other adult websites to verify user ages is constitutional and can remain in force, ruled the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. The case stems from an Act of 2023, HB 1181, which required websites to verify that a user is over 18 if more than a third of its content is considered harmful to minors. A group of adult entertainment websites sued, arguing that this violated freedom of expression and privacy protect…
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Supreme Court affirms Texas age verification law. Will Pornhub block Florida users forever?
A Supreme Court decision upholding a Texas law requiring porn websites to verify users’ age should shield a similar Florida law from legal challenges. But will website like Pornhub continue to block access to content for users in the state of all ages? That question ultimately lies with publishers, though they recently caved following similar court rulings in Europe. Regardless, lawmakers behind the Sunshine State age verification law feel confi…
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Porn sites age verification law upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has upheld a pornography age verification law.
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