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minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·před 1 rokemThat’s not speech. You can age limit things, but not on speech. Beyond that, the limitations on speech have to meet certain conditions where it’s in the publics best interest and doesn’t put too much burden on the public.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·před 1 rokemRestricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-2před 1 rokemTobacco 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·před 1 rokemPossession is illegal in a majority of states https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·před 1 rokemYou’re still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It’s not speech.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·před 1 rokemIt’s not a free speech issue.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·před 1 rokemThe literal lawsuit says otherwise. It’s the first claim they wrote.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·před 1 rokemI have my doubts it’ll succeed on free speech arguments alone.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·před 1 rokemI have my doubts that people should comment on things they clearly haven’t read, but here we are.
That’s not speech. You can age limit things, but not on speech. Beyond that, the limitations on speech have to meet certain conditions where it’s in the publics best interest and doesn’t put too much burden on the public.
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.