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

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
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

19 Mar 2024
under deliberation

Announced Lawsuit against Hammy Media LTD for non-compliance with Texas Age Verification Law (HB 1181)

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

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