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US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law

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94 points mikece | 2 comments | 27 Jun 25 15:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.65s | source
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ceejayoz ◴[27 Jun 25 16:01 UTC] No.44397838[source]▶
So how broad is this?

Can a state now require you to verify your age and identity to read a newspaper they don't like?

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giarc ◴[27 Jun 25 16:10 UTC] No.44397939[source]▶
Not unless that newspaper is "more than one-third sexual material".
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1. khy ◴[27 Jun 25 16:26 UTC] No.44398103[source]▶
So a site just needs to generate enough content until its under that threshold?
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2. WarOnPrivacy ◴[27 Jun 25 17:07 UTC] No.44398433[source]▶
> So a site just needs to generate enough content until its under that threshold?

No. That alone is highly unlikely to prevent performative lawsuits from state attorney generals. Especially (but not limited to) AGs who are intent on satisfying their culture war kink.