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Justices Hear Case on Age Verification Laws for Porn

January 15, 2025 at 7:22 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“With online access to pornography and other sexually explicit content easier than ever before, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will take a fresh look at government efforts to impose new safeguards for children by requiring adult websites to conduct electronic age verification,” ABC News reports.

“The case, brought by an adult entertainment industry trade group and several content creators, challenges a 2023 Texas law that says sites containing more than one-third of ‘sexual material harmful to minors’ must verify that a user is at least 18 years old or face civil penalties up to $10,000 per day.”

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