Online Age Checks Are Proliferating, but So Are Concerns They Curtail Internet Freedom
What’s considered harmful to minors can be subjective, and this is where experts believe such laws run afoul of the First Amendment.
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi To Require Age Verification on Social Media Like Facebook and X
NetChoice argues that the Mississippi law threatens privacy rights and unconstitutionally restricts the free expression of users of all ages.
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids From Seeing Pornography Online
The 6-3 ruling comes after an adult-entertainment industry trade group called the Free Speech Coalition challenged the Texas law.
Judge Largely Blocks Tennessee’s Porn Site Age Verification Law as Other States Enforce Theirs
The judge ruled the law would likely suppress the First Amendment free speech rights of adults without actually preventing children from accessing harmful material.
Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal to Upend Texas’ Age Verification Law for Porn Sites
Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Oklahoma.
Federal Judge Halts Mississippi Law Requiring Age Verification for Websites
“Mississippians have a First Amendment right to access lawful information online free from government censorship,” said Chris Marchese of NetChoice, which challenged the law.
New York Moves To Limit ‘Addictive’ Social Media Feeds for Kids
The signing is the first step in what is expected to be a drawn out process of rule making, and a probable lawsuit from social media companies to block the law.
Adult Entertainment Industry Sues Again Over Law Requiring Age Verification
Backers of such age-verification laws say they protect children from widespread pornography online, while opponents say the laws are vague and raise privacy concerns.