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inigyoutoday at 1:36 AM3 repliesview on HN

I believe the current precedent is that porn is not speech.


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otterleytoday at 1:59 AM

Wrong. Porn is considered protected speech unless it is considered “obscene” (which is an incredibly difficult bar to meet), and even possession of obscene material in one’s home is protected.

C’mon, people, these issues are trivial to look up the facts about. There’s no excuse for ignorance here. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/obscenity-and-pornog...

gamblor956today at 1:57 AM

Porn is speech. This has been litigated several times by SCOTUS.

Obscenity is not speech.