Link: The Supreme Court could decide the fate of Pornhub — and the rest of the internet

In a Supreme Court discussion about significant internet laws, the focus was porn site Pornhub and its content's accessibility to minors. Justice Alito curiously inquired if Pornhub featured intellectual essays, similar to the old Playboy magazines.

Justice Thomas humorously referenced Playboy's past as merely "squiggly lines on cable TV," reflecting shifts in accessible adult content.

The court weighed whether recent digital changes might require new interpretations of laws around online age verification. This was against past decisions that ruled such verifications unconstitutional.

Conversations also explored broader implications beyond pornography, touching upon national security and free speech challenges presented in two major cases heard over just five days.

Misunderstandings about current digital content contexts led justices to ponder if previous rulings still stand solid. Both FSC v. Paxton and TikTok v. Garland questioned if traditional First Amendment law could still be applied uniformly across evolving internet landscape.

With no definitive solutions presented on the internet's changing realities, the justices stood at a pivotal point, hinting future legal dynamics in digital content regulation. #

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