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Uh, well, hang on - it already is regulated exactly the same way alcohol and firearms are regulated. The law says you have to be an adult to consume it.

gjsman-1000 5y ago
Then for heaven's sake we need ID Verification (just like Guns and Alcohol and Spray Paint) because the average age is 11 years old first exposure.
- bitexploder 5y ago
  So, think about the children? I think a much more constructive dialog about your legitimate concerns is useful, but not the over the too “I know best” presentation:)
rosndo 5y ago
Which law?
- loeg 5y ago
  > It is illegal for an individual to knowingly use interactive computer services to display obscenity in a manner that makes it available to a minor less than 18 years of age (See 47 U.S.C. § 223(d) –Communications Decency Act of 1996, as amended by the PROTECT Act of 2003). > The standard of what is harmful to minors may differ from the standard applied to adults. Harmful materials for minors include any communication consisting of nudity, sex or excretion that (i) appeals to the prurient interest of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable material for minors, (iii) and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-fede...
wanderer_ 5y ago
Well, the number of people arrested for underage drinking is nonzero - the same cannot be said for kids watching porn.
- lupire 5y ago
  who has been arrested for drinking alcohol under 18?
  - loeg 5y ago
    I personally know multiple people who have gotten "Minor in Possession [of alcohol]" charges (a misdemeanor) for drinking under 21. It happens.
  - wanderer_ 5y ago
    I did not say 18 - just "underage". And, to answer your question... ...lots of people.

gjsman-1000 5y ago

Then for heaven's sake we need ID Verification (just like Guns and Alcohol and Spray Paint) because the average age is 11 years old first exposure.

bitexploder 5y ago
So, think about the children? I think a much more constructive dialog about your legitimate concerns is useful, but not the over the too “I know best” presentation:)

rosndo 5y ago

Which law?

loeg 5y ago
> It is illegal for an individual to knowingly use interactive computer services to display obscenity in a manner that makes it available to a minor less than 18 years of age (See 47 U.S.C. § 223(d) –Communications Decency Act of 1996, as amended by the PROTECT Act of 2003). > The standard of what is harmful to minors may differ from the standard applied to adults. Harmful materials for minors include any communication consisting of nudity, sex or excretion that (i) appeals to the prurient interest of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable material for minors, (iii) and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-fede...

wanderer_ 5y ago

Well, the number of people arrested for underage drinking is nonzero - the same cannot be said for kids watching porn.

lupire 5y ago
who has been arrested for drinking alcohol under 18?
- loeg 5y ago
  I personally know multiple people who have gotten "Minor in Possession [of alcohol]" charges (a misdemeanor) for drinking under 21. It happens.
- wanderer_ 5y ago
  I did not say 18 - just "underage". And, to answer your question... ...lots of people.