what's the difference between porn and any arbitrary category here? even with porn isn't it just arbitrary that porn has been defined as "adult?" presumably Texas could just legislate that all apps are "adult" content, and then this would apply, no?
given the same judge per the article did this block which ultimately was overturned by the Supreme Court, I doubt this will go differently
This is already a solved problem. Medical schools teach anatomy, art museums display nude sculptures, sex education happens in schools, and National Geographic shows indigenous tribes without being classified as pornography. Courts have been distinguishing obscenity from protected speech for decades, and content platforms make these determinations millions of times per day. The existence of edge cases doesn't mean the distinction is impossible, it just means edge cases exist.
I think you might find it not so arbitrary that kids should watch 6 men “use” a young man or girl; or even 3 grannies using a young boy as a toy. Is it really arbitrary?
The problem is you can't draw non-arbitrary lines.
Consider an example I ran into a few years back. It was a web project, lots and lots of closeups of female genitals. Porn? No--educational, the purpose was to provide as wide as possible a sampling of what's normal so people don't get focused on the idealized representations in porn.
One of the sports companies did something similar with breasts, it was accepted.
given the same judge per the article did this block which ultimately was overturned by the Supreme Court, I doubt this will go differently