{"id":2019896,"date":"2023-09-01T21:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T01:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-blocks-texas-law-aimed-at-protecting-children-from-online-porn\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T01:27:51","slug":"court-blocks-texas-law-aimed-at-protecting-children-from-online-porn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-blocks-texas-law-aimed-at-protecting-children-from-online-porn\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas law to protect children from online pornography blocked by court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcourt-blocks-texas-law-aimed-at-protecting-children-from-online-porn%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019896&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Victory for Free Speech: Texas Law Seeking to Impose Age Requirements on Adult Websites Blocked by Federal Judge<\/h2>\n<p>A federal judge \u2064in Texas \u2063has made \u200ba landmark ruling, blocking a state law that aimed\u2063 to impose age requirements on adult\u2062 websites. The judge argued \u200bthat the law violated the First Amendment and posed a threat to\u200d privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The law, known as HB 1181, required adult sites to\u200d verify the age of visitors to ensure they were 18 years or older. However, the court \u2063sided with the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and other\u2064 plaintiffs, stating that the law was unconstitutional and\u2064 not narrowly tailored.<\/p>\n<p>The judge emphasized \u200dthe importance of protecting children\u2064 from explicit \u2062material\u200c online but stressed that there are alternative means to\u200b achieve this goal without infringing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perry-doj-has-obstructed-justice-by-blocking-our-investigation\/\" title=\"Perry accuses DOJ of obstructing justice by impeding our probe.\">free speech\u2062 rights<\/a>. The court also raised concerns about privacy, highlighting that the law would allow the government to\u200c access personal and intimate \u200cinformation about individuals.<\/p>\n<h3>Warning Labels and Fines<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to age \u200cverification, HB \u200d1181 \u2062also required \u2063porn websites to display health warnings on\u2062 their landing pages. However, the \u2064judge noted that the Texas Health and Human Services had not \u2063made these findings or announcements, casting doubt\u200d on the legitimacy of these warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 law imposed civil penalties of up to $10,000 per \u2062day for entities operating websites without\u200d proper age \u200dverification. It also included penalties for retaining identifying information and additional fines if\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-blocks-texas-law-aimed-at-protecting-children-from-online-porn\/\" title=\"Texas law to protect children from online pornography blocked by court.\">minors accessed harmful material due<\/a> to a failure in age verification.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the court ruling, \u2062the state \u200cattorney\u200b general&#8217;s office has filed \u2064an\u2062 appeal to the Fifth Circuit U.S.\u2062 Court of \u200dAppeals\u200d in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<h2>Response to the \u200cCourt Decision and the Fight for Free Expression<\/h2>\n<p>The Free Speech Coalition celebrated the court&#8217;s decision, considering it a significant victory against\u200b online censorship. The executive director, Alison Boden, emphasized that the law \u2062was driven \u200dby ideology\u200c and politics rather than a genuine concern \u200cfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-rules-in-favor-of-teen-who-cursed-online-and-was-suspended-off-cheerleading-team\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Teen Who Cursed Online And Was Suspended Off Cheerleading Team\">protecting young people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Texas is not the only state to have \u200bpassed age verification laws for adult websites. Arkansas, Mississippi, \u200bVirginia, Louisiana, \u2064and Utah have also implemented similar legislation.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063ruling serves as \u200ba reminder\u2064 of the ongoing battle to \u200cprotect \u200dfree\u200c speech rights and maintain a balance between safeguarding\u200b children and upholding constitutional principles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas federal judge has halted a state law that aimed to enforce age restrictions on adult websites, citing First Amendment infringement and privacy concerns. Texas&#8217; HB 1181 (pdf) mandated adult sites to verify visitors&#8217; age as 18 or above. 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