Porn Groups Sue to Block Texas’ Looming Online Age-Checks Law

Aug. 7, 2023, 8:37 PM UTC

Parties in the adult entertainment industry asked a Texas federal court to block state officials from enforcing a new law that would require pornography websites to verify the age of their users and display a health warning notice.

Those two requirements of the law set to take effect Sept. 1 are the “least effective and yet also the most restrictive” method of trying to protect minors from adult content online, according to the complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief filed Friday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Texas is the latest legal battleground for age verification ...

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