In oral arguments for a First Amendment case before the Supreme Court Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito pursued an odd line of questioning regarding free speech and pornography.

One of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub,' Alito, 74, probed Shaffer, to which he agreed. Alito continued: 'What percentage of the material on that [website] is not obscene as to children?' ...

“One of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub,” Alito, 74, asked attorney Derek Shaffer, representing the plaintiffs. “What percentage of the material on that is not obscene as to children?

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito became the talk of the internet after asking about how PornHub compared to Playboy magazine during a court hearing on Wednesday.

“Opening up pornhub like the morning paper,” another user wrote. A separate post hypothesized that Alito was interested in reading erotica, claiming “Sammy Alito is a literotica guy.” ...

Justice Samuel Alito managed to arouse a lot of attention on social media Wednesday thanks to his question about how the adult content platform Pornhub compares to Playboy magazine. It happened ...

Against that backdrop, Alito asked the industry lawyer before the court what percentage of the material on the Pornhub website “is not obscene as to children.” “Is it like the old Playboy ...

Buckley Jr.?” he said of the online adult film platform. Alito: One the parties here is the owner of pornhub… Is it like the old Playboy magazine, you have essays there by the modern day equivalent of ...

Justice Samuel Alito managed to arouse a lot of attention on social media Wednesday thanks to his question about how the adult content platform Pornhub compares to Playboy magazine. It happened when ...

Alito was also curious to know what is the second most popular porn site after Pornhub. Shaffer admitted that he didn’t “have the exact rankings,” then told an incredulous Alito ...

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