Laws that would require age verification before users can access online platforms are popping up across the county. While some laws have been found constitutional, courts are still drawing lines over what age verification doesn’t restrict speech in violation of the First Amendment.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court allowed Mississippi’s age verification law to go into effect while the merits of the law are litigated in court. Mississippi’s age verification law is broader than other states ( e.g., Texas’ age verification law which applies to sexually explicit sites) and requires age verification before a user can access general social media sites and other web platforms that allow users to create profiles that can be used to communicate with others.

Impacted sites must verify the ag

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