{"id":41458,"date":"2023-10-13T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=41458"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:23:15","slug":"federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-verification-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-verification-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Verification Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-12-at-1.22.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-12-at-1.22.46-PM.png 790w, https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-12-at-1.22.46-PM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-12-at-1.22.46-PM-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porn sites <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/02\/federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-porn-website-age-verification-law\/\">scored a victory <\/a>when a federal judge struck down a Texas law requiring users to verify their age. The law is too broad and unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said in his\u00a081-page decision. Several sites fought the Texas statute\u2014as well as similar laws in Louisiana, Utah, Mississippi, and Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ezra issued the court order blocking enforcement of the law in response to a porn trade association group\u2019s lawsuit. Opponents argued it could endanger users\u2019 privacy as the proposed age verification tool uses a government-issued identification that is traceable. \u201cThis is a huge and important victory against the rising tide of censorship online,\u201d said the executive director of the Free Speech Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to celebrate your right to enjoy XXX? 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