Supreme Court Backs Texas Age-Verification Law — But There’s a Smarter, Privacy-First Alternative

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed a Texas state law requiring pornography websites to verify visitors are 18 or older before granting access, in a 6–3 decision. The Court applied intermediate scrutiny, ruling the law imposes only an incidental burden on adult speech.Houston Chronicle+14SCOTUSblog+14Wikipedia+14

What You Need to Know:

Legal precedent established:

• The decision was viewed in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, where the majority held that such age checks are constitutionally permissible under modern scrutiny standards.Wikipedia+13Wikipedia+13Wikipedia+13

The implications for developers and platforms:

• Compliance is now mandatory, not optional — or else your site risks legal penalties.
• Traditional age checks are invasive, requiring IDs or transactional data, and raise serious privacy and data security concerns.The Texas Tribune+13WIRED+13cnil.fr+13SCOTUSblog+15Houston Chronicle+15theverge.com+15
• Privacy and digital rights advocates warn these mandates could chill speech and undermine trust across platforms.

But There’s a Better Path: Privacy-First Age Verification with Changefly

You don’t have to choose between following the law and safeguarding privacy.

Changefly ID offers a modern, developer-friendly way to comply without collecting or storing personal data. Here’s how:

• Anonymous Verification: Users prove they’re 18+ via encrypted, single-use tokens — no ID or sensitive data needed.
• Zero Data Storage: No personal identifiers are stored, minimizing breach risks.
• Lightweight Integration: Easily implement with a developer-ready API—go live in under 5 minutes.
• Regulation-Ready: Compliant with a range of privacy frameworks—and now aligned with the updated First Amendment scrutiny.

With Changefly, you can maintain user trust and avoid becoming a data liability.

Ready to Protect Your Users Without Sacrificing Privacy?

Let’s talk. I’ll walk you through how Changefly works for developers and platforms in under 15 minutes.

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TL;DR — Why Changefly Makes Sense Now

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