A US district judge grants a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the enforcement of a Texas law that requires age verification to access porn sites
Two of the blocked laws would have required third party age verification to access pornographic websites (in Texas) and social media (in Arkansas). … X: Mike Stabile / @mikestabile : “A party cannot speak freely when they must first verify the age of each audience member, and this has a particular chilling effect when the identity of audience members is potentially stored by third parties or the government.” — US District Judge Erza https://www.404media.co/... @miketalonnyc : Good. Look, protecting kids is the absolute goal. This not only wouldn't do that, but would give Texas access to a ton of ID info they should never have. Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites ruled unconstitutional [Updated] https://arstechnica.com/... Mike Stabile / @mikestabile : “Given Texas's ongoing criminalization of homosexual intercourse, it is apparent that people who wish to view homosexual material will be profoundly chilled from doing so if they must first affirmatively identify themselves to the state,” the ruling says. https://www.theverge.com/... Gabriel Malor / @gabrielmalor : Fed. judge rules that Texas law that requires age verification for access to porn sites likely violates the First Amendment. PI granted. Texas may not enforce the law. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... [image] Cameron Abrams / @cameronsabrams : #HB1181 Update: Judge rules against the State citing First Amendment protections for pornographic websites. Texas will be unable to enforce its law requiring age verification to access websites that publish sexual material #txlege Background: https://thetexan.news/... [image] Forums: Hacker News : Court Rules in Pornhub's Favor: Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment r/Virginia : Texas Age-Verification Porn Law (similar to Virginia's) Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules r/stupidpol : Disgusting: Court Rules in Pornhub's Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment r/politics : Court Rules in Pornhub's Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment r/supremecourt : Court Rules in Pornhub's Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment r/nova : Looks like we are getting porn back in VA!! r/technology : Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites ruled unconstitutional r/TexasPolitics : Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites ruled unconstitutional BeauHD / Slashdot : Texas Law Requiring Age Verification On Porn Sites Ruled Unconstitutional Ars OpenForum : Pornhub wins injunction that blocks Texas age-verification law