A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of its visitors was largely blocked in court before taking effect Jan. 1

Summary

A federal judge blocked Tennessee’s age verification law for adult websites, ruling it likely violates First Amendment rights without effectively preventing minors’ access.

The law, which required sites to verify users’ ages via ID or data checks, faced criticism for being overly broad and potentially criminalizing innocuous content.

Tennessee’s attorney general is appealing, as similar laws take effect in states like Florida and South Carolina, while others are contested in courts.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Texas’ comparable law on Jan. 15.

  • wildncrazyguy138
    8•9 days ago

    Somewhere on January 15th, there will be a proud collector of colonial age smut who finally gets to bask in all of their glory.

    And the ankles and the collarbones will once again have their comeuppance.