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Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law (www.vice.com)
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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Restricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Tobacco is not speech.

    Edit: plus one is an economic regulation .The other is not. Like, you can smoke tobacco at really any age. Just can buy it at any age.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Possession is illegal in a majority of states

    https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You're still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It's not speech.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It’s not a free speech issue.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The literal lawsuit says otherwise. It's the first claim they wrote.

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