01/15/2025

Supreme Court to Hear Texas Anti-pornography Law

Challengers say it violates free-speech rights

A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights, regulation of online content and the protection of children.

Texas is among more than a dozen states with similar laws aimed at blocking children and teenagers from viewing pornography. The adult-content site Pornhub has stopped operating altogether in several of those states, citing the technical and privacy hurdles in complying with the laws.

Texas says its measure is necessary to protect children from the current near-instantaneous access to porn, including hardcore obscene material, on smartphones. "Texas seeks to protect kids from some of the most prurient sexual content imaginable," state attorneys wrote in court documents.

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