The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring websites with “sexual material harmful to minors” to verify the ages of all

The ruling marks a major change to longstanding First Amendment protections for online pornography.

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring websites with “sexual material harmful to minors” to verify the ages of all

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned it burdens adults and ignores First…

Eighteen other states have enacted similar laws in recent years as access to online pornography has exploded and the material has become more graphic.

La Corte ha respinto i ricorsi sostenendo che proteggere le persone minorenni dai contenuti sessualmente espliciti abbia la priorità sull’incombenza generata dalla verifica…

The state law was challenged by porn sites that argued the age-checking requirement violated constitutional rights to free speech.