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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 29 points 10 months ago (6 children)

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

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

With the porn industry, even if you're on top you're still getting fucked.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

I think that's just sex in general lol

[–] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Only banking companies who handle monetary transactions with the sites can exert power. E.g they were the ones who basically required users on PH to be verified to post videos because of issues of traffiking and illegal videos being uploaded.

[–] Buffalobuffalo@reddthat.com 14 points 10 months 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.

[–] jubalvoid@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months 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.

[–] Allectus@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Virginia came later, for what it's worth.

[–] x86x87@lemmy.one 6 points 10 months ago

Depends. Cowgirl and reverse cowgirl for example are on top if you want to fuck with the porn industry

[–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

The lawyers.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

There are no other tops when it comes to pissing off the BigPorn. Everyone's BigPorn's bottom, and they don't have lube in the budget.