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minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoRestricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoTobacco is not speech. Edit: plus one is an economic regulation .The other is not. Like, you can smoke tobacco at really any age. Just can buy it at any age.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoPossession is illegal in a majority of states https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’re still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It’s not speech.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe literal lawsuit says otherwise. It’s the first claim they wrote.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI have my doubts it’ll succeed on free speech arguments alone.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI have my doubts that people should comment on things they clearly haven’t read, but here we are.
Restricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.
Tobacco is not speech.
Edit: plus one is an economic regulation .The other is not. Like, you can smoke tobacco at really any age. Just can buy it at any age.
Possession is illegal in a majority of states
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm
You’re still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It’s not speech.
It’s not a free speech issue.
The literal lawsuit says otherwise. It’s the first claim they wrote.
I have my doubts it’ll succeed on free speech arguments alone.
I have my doubts that people should comment on things they clearly haven’t read, but here we are.