Tech Policy Podcast

#373: Porn and the First Amendment


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It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for: TechFreedom’s Corbin Barthold and Ari Cohn talk about pornography and free expression.

Topics include:

  • The Founding Fathers: epic porn fiends (j/k)
  • Obscenity law, a brief history
  • Do conservatives still want to ban James Joyce?
  • “I know it when I see it”—Worst. Legal standard. Ever.
  • Is there a moral case against porn? (Spoiler alert: No)
  • The Fifth Circuit botches internet speech law

Links:

Tech Policy Podcast #360: Red States vs. Every SCOTUS Internet Precedent

A Reagan Judge, The First Amendment, And The Eternal War Against Pornography

Texas Legislature Convinced First Amendment Simply Does Not Exist

Is Porn Harmful? The Evidence, the Myths and the Unknowns

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