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What to know about online age verification laws
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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography by requiring websites to verify the ages of all visitors. Many states have passed similar age verification laws in an attempt to restrict access to adult material from minors, but digital rights groups have raised questions about such laws' effects on free speech and whether verifying ages by accessing sensitive data could violate people's privacy. What is the Texas law?