During a recent Supreme Court hearing, Justice Samuel Alito brought a touch of humor to the proceedings by referencing the age-old joke about people reading Playboy for the articles. He directed a question to the challengers' lawyer, inquiring whether one of his clients, Pornhub, offered essays for its visitors.
Alito's query delved into the nature of the content hosted on Pornhub, asking about the percentage of material that could be deemed non-obscene. Drawing a comparison to the classic Playboy magazine, he humorously asked if Pornhub featured essays by renowned figures such as Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.
The crux of the challengers' argument revolves around the contention that Texas' law places a burden on speech that is not obscene. The law stipulates that any website falls under its purview if more than one-third of its content could be considered sexually harmful to minors.
