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From The Hill:
The company said the newly passed law impinges on "the rights of adults to access protected speech" and fails to pass strict scrutiny by "employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive means of accomplishing Texas's stated purpose of allegedly protecting minors."
Translation:
"Attempting to mandate age verification without any means to enforce at scale gives platforms the choice to comply or not, leaving thousands of platforms open and accessible," the message said, adding that "very few sites are able to compare the robust Trust and Safety measures we currently have in place."
Sorry, what's that, Pornhub?
I was too busy reading about how you monetized child porn and how your top-level staff talk about twisting kids sexual appetites to get them hooked as customers for life.
Texas AG Ken Paxton was the one who forced the smut giant to comply.
The announcement from Pornhub follows the news that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) was suing Aylo, the pornography giant that owns Pornhub, for not following the newly enacted age verification law.
Paxton's lawsuit is looking to have Aylo pay up to $1,600,000, from mid-September of last year to the date of the filing of the lawsuit and an additional $10,000 each day since filing.
Paxton released a statement on March 8, calling the ruling an "important victory." The court ruled that the age verification requirement does not violate the First Amendment, Paxton said, saying he won in the fight against Pornhub and other pornography companies.
The move follows restricted access in other states such as Utah that have passed similar bills.
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