Score one for Pornhub: A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures — and add prominent warning labels about the alleged …

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.

    • ALQ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      1 year ago

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

    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.mlEnglish
      20·
      1 year 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.comEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      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.zipEnglish
        2·
        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.

    • x86x87@lemmy.oneEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

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

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year 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.