Pornhub for now won’t have to defend a $1.6 million lawsuit from the state of Texas as the US Supreme Court weighs a challenge to the underlying law that requires adult sites to verify a user’s age.
State District Judge Amy Clark Meachum (D) on Wednesday granted a request from Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo Global Entertainment, to pause proceedings pending the outcome of the parallel federal case. Meachum’s order came without explanation.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is pursuing the six-figure fine on the grounds Pornhub didn’t implement age-check verification as required under a state law that took effect ...
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