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Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment challenge to age verification for porn sites


Published on 2025-01-15 09:40:39 - CNN
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  • The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Texas law that requires age verification
  • via government-issued ID or face scan
  • for certain websites, including porn sites.

The Supreme Court is currently deliberating on a case involving a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the age of users to restrict access by minors, raising significant First Amendment concerns. This law, which has been temporarily blocked by lower courts, mandates that adult sites collect personal information for age verification, potentially chilling free speech due to privacy concerns. During the oral arguments, justices expressed varied concerns about the law's implications, including the potential for overreach into private internet use, the effectiveness of age verification in protecting minors, and the broader impact on free speech online. The case pits the state's interest in protecting children against the constitutional rights to anonymity and free expression, with tech companies and free speech advocates arguing that such laws could lead to widespread censorship and privacy invasions.

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