SCOTUS Upholds Texas Age Verification

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SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in favor of upholding an age verification measure targeting adult content platforms on the internet that the state legislature of Texas adopted during the 2023 legislative session.

In the United States , around 20 of the 50 U.S. states have some form of age assurance requirement to access pornography.

Age verification software providers are a visible class of beneficiaries in the immediate aftermath of this ruling.

About 40 percent of the U.S. population lives under these laws, meaning that four in 10 people do not have access to websites like Pornhub , RedTube , Brazzers, Men.com, or other Aylo sites.

A consumer can simply download a VPN to circumvent the age gates, ultimately rendering such laws useless.

This won't stop AVPA’s companies from exploiting adult industry firms.

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