Supreme Court Upholds Age Verification for Porn Sites, Igniting Online Privacy Debate
Supreme Court Upholds Age Verification for Porn Sites, Igniting Online Privacy Debate In a landmark decision issued yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state laws requiring age verification for adult content websites, often dubbed “porn ID” laws, are a permissible way to regulate material for minors without infringing on adults’ First Amendment rights. The ruling, stemming from the case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, has significant implications for how online speech deemed harmful to children can be regulated….