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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar…

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The article is a couple months old. I’ve read a couple similar articles in the past, but more recent ones don’t seem to mention the warning. I’d have to look at HB 1181’s full text, but I suspect this language was removed before it passed.

Edit: nvm, Idk why I say shit before researching it. Looks like the language is in the bill as it was signed into law

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB01181F.pdf#navpanes=0

See middle of page 4

[–] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for double checking!