The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring pornography websites to implement age-verification measures to protect children from explicit content. Attorney General Ken Paxton is enforcing the law with fines for violations and has sued Aylo Global Entertainment for non-compliance.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with adult content platforms and customer/user terms of service for clauses related to age verification, user certification of age, content access controls, and state-specific compliance. Specific clauses to scrutinize include those governing user verification procedures, data collection for age validation, audit rights, indemnification for statutory violations, and penalty provisions. Changes may be needed to incorporate mandatory Texas-compliant age verification steps (e.g., government ID scanning, third-party verification services), require regular compliance audits, update data processing terms if personal data is collected for verification, and add explicit indemnification for fines under Texas law.
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https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-successfully-defends-texas-law-requiring-age-verification-pornography
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1122_3e04.pdf
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended House Bill 1181 at the U.S. Supreme Court, which requires online pornography sites to verify users' ages to protect children from harmful content. The law was challenged by pornography distributors, but Texas won at the Fifth Circuit and is now defending its constitutionality. Texas has also sued Aylo Global Entertainment for non-compliance, leading to Pornhub's shutdown in Texas.
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