The thing is that by now, plenty of adults grew up watching porn when they were minors, and know that this hasn’t been harmful to them… so why are we even still getting laws like that, shouldn’t voters and their representatives know better by now…
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mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I don’t care if kids see porn.
If that’s the worst thing ever, justifying this invasion of privacy, whoop de shit. Let 'em.
There’s a lot worse on the internet. There’s a lot worse on daytime television. Blood and guts and cults and informercials. Desirable crude entertainment is obviously not worth locking down the internet. I mean for fuck’s sake, at least with “four horsemen” excuses, like terrorism and money laundering, people agree that those things are bad.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
These people are not results-oriented.
notabot@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I’m stealing that for the next time I have to explain that I’m being held up by a third party not doing what they’re supposed to.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
They are. Their intended result is just not the result they claim to want.
Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 days ago
It’s old white fossils trying to stay in power by getting crazy christians to vote for them.
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
What about addiction? It’s not 100% but very possible
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Being on porn sites all day is healthier than being on social media all day.
Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com 2 days ago
What about it? Hell of a lot lore likely with caffeine and we don’t make you age verify when a kid buys coffee or tea or soda. If addiction occurs, that’s the jurisdiction of medical professionals and the person’s support network.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
OK, so we should require everyone to present ID for anything that could be addictive? That’s some awful “save the kids” BS. Screw that!
If you want to prevent your kids from watching porn, cool, do that. But don’t force everyone else to ID themselves because you’re too lazy to actually parent your kids.
Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I was never exposed to porn on the internet as a child, outside of advertisements and typing website names wrong. I never looked for it either, if a child is actively seeking it out, its up to a parent to deal with it. People should stop making laws to protect bad parents.
RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
its up to a parent to deal with it
What a nice cherry on top of the hypocrisy pie. The party of “personal responsibility” and “small government” is perfectly happy when government is used to regulate sexuality and help out the irresponsible parents that don’t want to learn how to monitor their children’s Internet usage. Now young teens are going to learn how to use VPNs or just find the shadier sites that don’t give a shit about U.S. state laws.
Both of which would be adequately addressed by parents learning how to use the tools that are probably already built into their router.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Exactly. Screw everyone on both sides of the aisle that thinks this is anywhere near a good idea.
If you hate porn, be vocal about tools to block stuff you don’t like on your own network. Maybe even require ISPs to distribute that info to their customers. But don’t force anyone to do it.
JovialSodium@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
Yes, you’re right. But that doesn’t fit with their “think of the children” moral compass. Which isn’t even pointing the correct direction, but good luck convincing them of that.
I feel like my compass analogy isn’t the best, but eh.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
A valid response to “think of the children” is “fuck them kids.”
It’s not enough to politely disagree. Some fucks need to be dismissed.
JovialSodium@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
I like this
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 3 days ago
Let me child see porn or trust a porn site with their photo and IS?
Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
It’s absolutely reprehensible that you think it’s okay for a child to see an infomercial