The Supreme Court appeared open Wednesday to upholding a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify the age of their users, as the justices expressed concerns during oral arguments about the ease children have accessing explicit videos online.
A group of challengers representing free speech advocates and major porn websites has asked the justices to overturn a state law that requires visitors to provide documentation, such as a government-issued ID, to verify their age.
Much of the discussion centered on whether states needed to take such a step to keep porn away from children, or if they could use other means, such as content filters that would not infringe on the free-speech rights of adults to access the online content they want.
