The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070224zor_2co3.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070224zor_2co3.pdf" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070224zor_2co3.pdf" aria-label="said">said</a> Tuesday it will consider a free speech challenge to a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users’ ages, months after a federal appeals court <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." aria-label="ruled">ruled</a> the state could enforce the measure—which supporters argue is meant to protect children from explicit content while opponents warn it could violate adult users’ privacy.

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<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2024/03/14/pornhub-shuts-down-in-texas-over-age-verification-law/" target="_self" class="color-link" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2024/03/14/pornhub-shuts-down-in-texas-over-age-verification-law/" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2024/03/14/pornhub-shuts-down-in-texas-over-age-verification-law/" aria-label="Pornhub Shuts Down In Texas Over Age-Verification Law">Pornhub Shuts Down In Texas Over Age-Verification Law</a> (Forbes)

<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-online-porn-2024-03-08/#:~:text=US%20court%20upholds%20Texas%20law%20mandating%20age%20verification%20for%20online%20porn,-By%20Brendan%20Pierson&amp;text=March%208%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,health%20warnings%20about%20their%20content." aria-label="US court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for online porn">US court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for online porn</a> (Reuters)

A lawsuit alleges that Texas’ age-verification law for pornographic websites violates the First Amendment.{ai:summary}<p>Supreme Court to hear challenge on Texas law requiring age verification for porn sites to protect children but raise privacy concerns for adult users. #society</p>

Texas Law Requiring Age Verification On Porn Websites Facing Supreme Court Review

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