Judge declares Texas law mandating age-verification for porn sites unconstitutional

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a law requiring pornography sites to implement age-verification measures, ruling that it violates the First Amendment. The judge found the law to be substantially regulating protected speech, severely underinclusive, and using overly restrictive enforcement methods. The law, aimed at preventing children from accessing pornography online, was deemed likely to fall short of its goals due to its exemptions and potential privacy concerns associated with using government ID for age verification. The judge suggested that content filtering would be a less burdensome and more effective alternative.