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Porn industry group plans to bring Texas age verification fight to the Supreme Court.

The Free Speech Coalition, which represents the adult entertainment industry, has asked the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to keep the Texas age verification law from taking effect while it appeals it to the Supreme Court.

Pornhub disabled its site in the state earlier this month, displaying a message that said providing an ID for an adult website “is not an effective solution for protecting users online.”

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