[nostromo]

Wow, this moronic bill passed nearly unanimously. It's nice to see bipartisanship on display in North Carolina when it comes to the stupidest ideas.

> Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall...

That's a ridiculously vague standard. Google and Bing both distribute material harmful to minors in "substantial" quantities...

I hope it gets thrown out on judicial overview.

[brucethemoose2]

Perhaps its an example of horseshoe theory?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory

US State legislators tend to be more politically extreme these days, AFAIK.

Or just good old "save the children," I guess? Where either party is afraid to make themselves look bad.

[winter_blue]

I guess a lawsuit could be filed arguing that showing a minor a video recording of loving consensual sex between two adults is not harmful.

Perhaps one could even argue that it is beneficial, by helping dispel sexual repression or discomfort around sexual matters.