PORN AGE-CHECK LEGISLATION is under consideration in more than a dozen states, joining the 19 states that have already enacted laws that seek to keep children from viewing explicit content online.
- The 2023 Texas porn age-verification law targets sites whose content is more than one-third “sexual material harmful to minors.” Those sites must verify users are over 18 using an ID or commercial age-verification method.
- The efforts in other states are contingent on how the US Supreme Court rules on a First Amendment challenge to the Texas law brought by free speech advocates and the adult entertainment industry.
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