This might have a huge impact on our indsutry.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Texas’s age-verification law (H.B. 1181), ruling that it only incidentally affects free speech and passes constitutional muster under intermediate scrutiny. Justice Clarence Thomas argued that states have the right to require proof of age before accessing sexually explicit content online to protect minors, even if it imposes some burden on adults. This decision significantly impacts the adult industry by legitimizing mandatory ID checks for users, raising serious concerns about user privacy, site traffic, and compliance costs. Critics, including Justice Kagan in her dissent, warned that the ruling lowers the bar for regulating adult content and contradicts previous free speech precedents.
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