Supreme Courtâs Age-Gate: Because Kids Canât Scroll Without Permission
The Supreme Court is basically auditioning to be the ultimate online hall monitor. In <em>Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton</em>, they upheld Texas' age-gate on porn sites, shrinking free speech rights by requiring users to prove theyâre 18+. As the article sums it up, this "contraction of First Amendment rights" hints at more to come, like Mississippiâs law demanding social media platforms to verify minors and get parental approvals. Itâs like 'strict scrutiny' on steroids, and Justice Scaliaâs ghost in <em>Brown v. EMA</em> must be spinning: 'Protecting kids doesnât include restricting ideas.' Spoiler: The Court could soon say otherwise.
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When the Supreme Court flexes its "age verification" muscles, suddenly your 13-year-old needs dad's autograph to TikTok. This is giving Big Old White Man Karen asking for parental consent energy.
Mississippi just invented the 'Mommy, can I please tweet?' law. Soon kids will need permission slips to roast their teachers or speech-check their governors.
Congrats to the Supreme Court for nerfing free speech because apparently kidsâ brains are so fragile they can't handle a meme or a spicy Twitter thread without supervision.
Source: Vox | Published: 8/6/2025 | Author: Ian Millhiser
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