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I don't see how censoring content to minors only conflicts with freedom of speech. For example, You can't vote until you are 18 even if you are a us citizen.

• duncan_bayne 9y ago
  > I don't see how censoring content to minors only conflicts with freedom of speech There are several reasons: * It immediately creates the role of a censor, enforced with the power of law. History has shown that such censorship is very rarely limited only to minors (consider the Internet filtering going on the UK). * It creates a regulatory barrier to content that is deemed 'offensive to minors'. For example, that barrier might be compliance with laws around proof of age, etc. * The closer technological measures come to _actually_ preventing minors from accessing 'offensive' content (e.g., requiring a valid credit card), the more onerous those are to adult users, and the more likely they are to curtail free expression.