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Supreme Court Weighs Texas Age-Gating Law for Porn Sites

The case brought by the porn industry over a Texas age-verification law could determine the fate of more than a dozen similar laws in other states.

It was unclear who came out on top during oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Thursday over a Texas law that would require porn websites to technologically block minors from accessing their pages. The court’s conservative justices seemed friendly to the argument that states need stronger tools to prevent minors from viewing porn given the ease with which it can be accessed on mobile phones and other devices. Nielsen, representing Texas, claimed that porn websites could use biometric identifiers like hand prints or facial recognition without raising privacy concerns or unduly burdening adults.

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