South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson expressed approval of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which upheld the constitutionality of state age-verification laws aimed at shielding children from harmful online content. The ruling was decided with a 6-3 vote.
“This ruling is a powerful step toward bringing order to the Wild West of the digital age,” stated Attorney General Wilson. He emphasized the need for states to intervene and protect children from exposure to dangerous online content, adding, “The Supreme Court’s decision affirms that we don’t have to stand by while Big Tech turns a blind eye; we can take action, and South Carolina has already.”
Wilson was instrumental in this legal development on a national scale, providing testimony and advocating for South Carolina’s own online age-verification law. His efforts contributed to the establishment of one of the first such laws in the country, promoting state-level measures to safeguard children amid rapid technological advancements.
The full opinion of the Court is available for public access.
