United States of America: Attorney General Lawsuit against Multi Media LLC concerning alleged violation of Texas Age Verification Law (HB 1181)

Progress

Current status
in force
26 Apr 2024 in force
19 Mar 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

26 Apr 2024
in force

Issued ruling in lawsuit against Multi Media LLC for non-compliance with Texas Age Verification Law (HB 1181)

On 26 April 2024, the District Court of Travis County issued its ruling in the lawsuit against Multi Media LLC for non-compliance with the Texas Age Verification Law (HB 1181). The Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Multi Media LLC, a po…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
19 Mar 2024
under deliberation

Announced Lawsuit against Multi Media LLC for alleged non-compliance with Texas Age Verification Law (HB 1181)

On 19 March 2024, the Texas Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit against Multi Media LLC, a pornography distribution company, for violating the age verification requirements established by Bill 1181. The Bill mandates reasonable age verification me…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court