Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has secured a six-figure settlement with a pornographic website his office says violated a new age verification law aimed at limiting minors’ access to sexual content.
Multi Media, LLC., will pay a penalty of $675,000 for operating its website, chaturbate.com, without an age check method, according to an agreement entered into state court.
By resolving the claims, Paxton’s office agreed to walk away from a lawsuit it filed last month. For its part, the website admitted no wrongdoing and waived its right to appeal. It implemented an age check system two days after Paxton’s ...
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