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Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
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Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment::A Texas law requiring age-verification measures for porn sites, challenged by Pornhub and others, violates the First Amendment, a judge ruled.

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[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Has anyone ever come out on top in a confrontation with the porn industry?

[–] Buffalobuffalo@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From the article

At least five other states have enacted similar age-verification laws aimed at blocking access to pornography sites: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah and Virginia. Pornhub, for one, after complying with the Louisiana law, subsequently opted to block access to users the other four states.

So only one of 6 have been overturned. And the others have existed longer. 

[–] Allectus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Virginia came later, for what it's worth.

[–] jubalvoid@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

In fairness there was no confrontation in those states. Texas likely got the bonk because of requiring the disclaimer being a bridge too far, but the ruling explicitly blocks the age verification portion as well so it could be used as precedent against the other states now.

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