This post originally appeared at https://wifamilycouncil.org/radio/age-verification-law-sits-before-scotus/
18 states and counting have passed age verification laws intended to shield minors from adult content online by requiring websites with pornography to verify the age of users before granting access. Last week, Texas’s solicitor general appeared before the US Supreme Court to defend their state’s age verification law, passed in 2023. The outcome of that case will determine the fate of similar laws in other states. The Washington Post reported that the Court seemed likely to rule in favor of Texas.
A new report from Brigham Young University revealed that upward of 90% of teens have been exposed to online pornography, which some contend is contributing to the rise in minors identifying as transgender. Age verification is a common-sense method to help protect minors. Wisconsin lawmakers should try again to establish such a law.