Supreme Court upholds Texas law on porn site age checks

The Supreme Court ruled that states can constitutionally require age verification for access to pornography websites, upholding a Texas law. This decision allows states to better regulate what children see online. The 6-3 ruling in Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton established an "intermediate scrutiny" standard for such laws. The court reasoned that age verification is a reasonable measure to protect minors, who lack constitutional rights to access adult content. This decision may lead to more state laws requiring age verification for various online activities, potentially impacting social media, app stores, and gaming platforms. However, the ruling does not give states free rein to regulate all online content.