Federal judge strikes down Texas law requiring age verification in victory for Pornhub after they argued it violated free speech

A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view porn online in a victory for sites such as Pornhub.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra argued the law signed in by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in June violated free speech and is too broad and vague.

Adult entertainment sites, including Pornhub, have pushed back against the Texas statute, which carried fines of up to $250,000, and similar laws in Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Louisiana.

The Texas lawsuit was filed August 4 by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry and a person identified as Jane Doe and described as an adult entertainer on various adult sites, including Pornhub.

Judge Ezra also agreed with claims that the law, set to come into force on Friday, would have implications for users privacy as the proposed age verification tool uses a traceable government-issued identification.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12473403/Federal-judge-strikes-Texas-law-requiring-age-verification-victory-Pornhub-argued-violated-free-speech.html