A Texas law requiring age verification for porn sites was temporarily blocked by U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra one day before the rule was set to take effect.
Judge Ezra granted a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the law after the Free Speech Coalition joined adult performers and sites like Pornhub in a lawsuit opposing the legislation,The groups reportedly convinced the judge that the state’s new law violates the First Amendment, and would have “a chilling effect on legally-protected speech.”
A spokesperson for Pornhub’s parent company Aylo told Ars Technica, “We are pleased with the court’s decision today, which reaffirms our position that the age verification law implemented in Texas is unconstitutional.” “We are pleased that the court recognizes the severity of compelled speech and its presence in this law that Texas has implemented,” the spokesperson said. “We are proud to fight for our industry and the performers that use it to legally earn a living, and we are glad to see the court recognize that this law is unconstitutional and would have required adult entertainers to falsely imply that their content poses health risks.
In his order, Judge Ezra wrote that “the state has a legitimate goal in protecting children from sexually explicit material online,” but that “does not negate this Court’s burden to ensure that the laws passed in its pursuit comport with established First Amendment doctrine.”
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