Comparing modern-day online pornographic material to “brick-and-mortar” pornographic stories and racy magazines, the Supreme Court justices questioned, on Wednesday, whether an age verification law intended to prevent minors from accessing explicit content in Texas impeded on adults.
“What percentage of the material on [Pornhub] is not obscene?” Justice Samuel Alito asked. “Is it like the old Playboy – you have essays on there by the modern-day equivalent of Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.?”
