{"id":2287859,"date":"2024-07-02T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-weigh-porn-site-age-verification-law-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:05:21","slug":"supreme-court-to-weigh-porn-site-age-verification-law-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-weigh-porn-site-age-verification-law-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to weigh porn site age verification law &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsupreme-court-to-weigh-porn-site-age-verification-law-washington-examiner%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=2287859&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--><p>The Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on a Texas law\u2062 that requires pornography websites to verify \u2064the \u2063age of \u200busers. \u2064This law has raised concerns about privacy \u200crights and its\u200b effectiveness, as it exempts search engines and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> with sexual content. The industry argues that these laws violate First Amendment rights \u2063by\u200b requiring users to submit personal information to access adult content. The outcome of this case could have broad implications \u2064for similar laws in other states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court to weigh porn site age verification law<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/kaelan-deese\/\">Kaelan Deese<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T10:17:29-04:00\">July 2, 2024 10:17 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692562\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> will weigh a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas<\/a> law that requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pornography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pornography websites<\/a> to verify the age of users after it agreed Monday to hear oral arguments over an industry trade group\u2019s dispute that the requirement violates constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>Justices will consider <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/070224zor_2co3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton<\/a> <\/em>in the next term. The state law has forced one of the largest adult websites, Pornhub, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-is-the-new-big-tobacco\/\" title=\"Big Tech Is The New Big Tobacco\">require age verification<\/a> to access its adult content. Texas is one of 19 states that have passed similar laws since the beginning of 2023, and a decision could have ramifications across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Speech Coalition argues the law infringes on the privacy rights of adults who are worried their private information could be inadvertently exposed due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law\/\" title=\"Pornhub files lawsuit against Texas over age verification legislation.\">age verification requirements<\/a>. They also argue the law does not work as intended because it exempts each engine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-legislatures-push-to-fight-big-tech-but-experts-warn-of-limitations\/\" title=\"State Legislatures Push to Fight Big Tech, but Experts Warn of Limitations\">social media websites<\/a> that also contain sexual content.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) called on the Supreme Court to reject the appeal, arguing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit was correct to leave the state\u2019s law in place.<\/p>\n<p>The pornography industry said the laws violated the First Amendment rights of adults by asking them to submit personal information to use the pornography websites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecifically, the act requires adults to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-pornography-industry-plea-to-block-texas-age-verification-law\/\" title=\"Supreme Court denies porn industry&#039;s request to halt Texas age verification law\">intrusive age verification measures<\/a> that mandate the submission of personally identifying information over the internet in order to access websites containing sensitive and intimate content,\u201d the industry wrote in court filings.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the Supreme Court initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2985005\/supreme-court-rejects-pornography-industry-plea-block-texas-age-verification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>refused<\/a> to put the Texas measure on hold.<\/p>\n<p>The 5th Circuit previously struck down a separate provision that would require sites to post warnings about the potential health dangers of pornography, though the justices will not be weighing that measure on appeal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia all have similar age verification laws, and Pornhub has stopped operation in many of those states as well.<\/p>\n<p>Justices will hear arguments in the case after the nine-month term begins in October.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan Thies contributed to this report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1692562\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692562\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments regarding a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the age of users. The law has caused controversy as it is seen as infringing on privacy rights and potentially violating constitutional rights. The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, will be heard in the next term and could have implications for similar laws in other states. The industry argues that the law is intrusive and violates First Amendment rights, while the Texas Attorney General argues that the law is necessary to protect minors. 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