Supreme Court to review pornography age verification requirements

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a major case that could set a precedent for the legality of age verification laws for accessing online pornography.

At issue is Texas’s 2023 law, House Bill 1181, which requires websites offering sexually explicit material to implement “reasonable age verification methods” to confirm users are at least 18. These methods can include submitting digital identification or using third-party verification systems. The law also mandates that websites display warnings labeling their content as harmful to health.