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Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (www.seattletimes.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/10033122

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users.

The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association’s full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court.

There were no noted dissents from the court’s one-sentence order.

Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.

The Texas law carries fines of up to $10,000 per violation that could be raised to up to $250,000 per violation by a minor.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Gone are the days you could find something harmful like porn in your parent’s bedroom when you’re a kid. Thank god all you can find nowadays are loaded, unsecured firearms.