Porn Industry Sues Louisiana in Latest Age-Check Legal Feud (1)

June 26, 2023, 5:24 PM UTCUpdated: June 28, 2023, 4:28 PM UTC

An adult entertainment industry group is suing Louisiana officials in the latest case targeting a state’s requirement for visitors of sites like Pornhub to prove their age before watching adult content.

Louisiana’s mandate puts too much of a burden on online platforms to monitor local web traffic and deploy age check tools while giving some sites a pass on compliance, according to a complaint filed in a New Orleans federal court last week.

The industry group, known as the Free Speech Coalition, is leading an effort to block enforcement of the Louisiana law, along with a related measure granting oversight ...

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