It seems like common sense that pornographers such as Pornhub should be required to ask for identification before selling pornography online. It is much the same as a strip club asking for identification before allowing people inside the premises. But 30 years of a faulty Supreme Court precedent has hitherto allowed online pornographers to get away with lower standards of security than must be met by pornographers in the real rather than virtual world. Fortunately, that is now likely to change thanks to the originalist majority of justices on the Supreme Court.
The court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. The “Free Speech Coalition” is a coalition of pornographers including Pornhub. Paxton is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas is one of 19 states that have recently passed laws requiring pornography sites to verify the age of their users…
