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This is great news, I’ve been wanting to see this for a long time. Kids are exposed to pornography extremely young now and it can ruin their lives. If it were u

This is great news, I’ve been wanting to see this for a long time. Kids are exposed to pornography extremely young now and it can ruin their lives. If it were up to me I would hold the companies criminally liable for it, but this is a good start.

silent_cal 4y ago
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- graypegg 4y ago
  Mate, this isn't reddit. Participate.
  - silent_cal 4y ago
    Okay, why don’t you think the government should try to protect kids from porn?
    - alexb_ 4y ago
      This is such an insane and obvious misrepresentation. It's about the second order effects that come from said protection. When you give people information or power, you must assume that everyone with said pwoer is using it as maliciously as possible (and knowing Louisiana, that can likely happen). Should the government have a log of every single person who has ever seen gay porn? Do you really think that information will be used responsibly?
      - silent_cal 4y ago
        So would you support legislation that legally requires the companies to verify the age of its users in some other way? By the way, checking ID is the way this is done for all other age-restricted activities already. But maybe you have a better idea?
mrits 4y ago
Sugar is much more likely to ruin lives. Maybe we can hold parents liable for poisoning their children? Or I don't know, let parents parent without involving government in regulating indulgences.
- silent_cal 4y ago
  Sugar is more likely to ruin kids than pornography? You’d rather give a kid porn than sugar? Dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while.
  - eatsyourtacos 4y ago
    The amount of sugar most kids eat is objectively bad for their bodies. Porn is not objectively bad. Take from that what you will.
    - silent_cal 4y ago
      Porn is not objectively bad for kids to watch? What planet are you on?
      - UncleEntity 4y ago
        The Planet of the Dogma Crusaders? I can say that it was probably a lot less bad to see Phoebe Cates topless than Clint Eastwood killing a bunch of people when I was a kid.
        silent_cal 4y ago
        You think that’s what porn sites are showing to kids? You’re either naive, willingly misrepresenting reality, or not high IQ
      - eatsyourtacos 4y ago
        What is "bad" about it? It's literally the most natural things humans (and most species on the planet) do.
nerdawson 4y ago
Obesity is a problem too - no chocolate without ID /s The state can't be a substitute for good parenting.
- silent_cal 4y ago
  First, comparing porn to candy is absurd. Porn is way more destructive psychologically. Second, the stuff is everywhere - a kid can pick up a friend’s iPad and get scarred for life by what these companies are putting out. No one parent has the power to stop it, so it makes sense for the state to do so.
  - nerdawson 4y ago
    I disagree. They both have the potential to cause serious harm in different ways. Candy is more destructive physically. It's everywhere. No one parent has the power to stop it, so it makes sense for the state to do so.
    - silent_cal 4y ago
      You really think candy is more destructive for a kid than pornography? One can scar them for life, the other dissolves and goes away. You are not being realistic at all
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      - CogitoCogito 4y ago
        All of this is anecdote/opinion for both of us, but I'd say obesity is incomparably worse for society than porn.
    - thepasswordis 4y ago
      Do you feel the same way about other forms of child sexual abuse? Like for instance if a kid gets abused only one time is that about the equivalent in your mind to them eating one piece of chocolate on the scale of things which can have long term effects on their life?
eatsyourtacos 4y ago
The funny part is that you actually think this will have any real impact. There are a billion other porn sites, and even I would argue watching all the thirst traps on TikTok or Instagram are way more "harmful" than straight out porn. So this will do absolutely nothing except allow sites like Pornhub to literally know the exact person viewing what videos now. Yeah, that's just wonderful.
- silent_cal 4y ago
  The funny part is that even this tiny bit of legislation to protect kids from porn has you up in arms. I would like to see way way more legal action against the porn industry than this, but at least it makes them liable for damages if they ruin a kid’s innocence.
  - eatsyourtacos 4y ago
    >The funny part is that even this tiny bit of legislation to protect kids from porn has you up in arms It's because ADULTS have to literally prove their identity to watch porn because of your "protect the children" campaign. And that means both the porn site and the state can DIRECTLY track exactly what you are doing. And also.. what exactly are you "protecting" kids from... seeing sex? The most natural things human do? Fucking ludicrous. >ruin a kid’s innocence The word you are looking for is "ignorance".
    - silent_cal 4y ago
      You have to prove your age, just like with any other age restricted activity. And why are you putting protect the children in scare quotes? It’s exactly what the law is doing. And if you think pornographic sex is natural then you are deeply confused.

silent_cal 4y ago

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graypegg 4y ago
Mate, this isn't reddit. Participate.
- silent_cal 4y ago
  Okay, why don’t you think the government should try to protect kids from porn?
  - alexb_ 4y ago
    This is such an insane and obvious misrepresentation. It's about the second order effects that come from said protection. When you give people information or power, you must assume that everyone with said pwoer is using it as maliciously as possible (and knowing Louisiana, that can likely happen). Should the government have a log of every single person who has ever seen gay porn? Do you really think that information will be used responsibly?
    - silent_cal 4y ago
      So would you support legislation that legally requires the companies to verify the age of its users in some other way? By the way, checking ID is the way this is done for all other age-restricted activities already. But maybe you have a better idea?

mrits 4y ago

Sugar is much more likely to ruin lives. Maybe we can hold parents liable for poisoning their children? Or I don't know, let parents parent without involving government in regulating indulgences.

silent_cal 4y ago
Sugar is more likely to ruin kids than pornography? You’d rather give a kid porn than sugar? Dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while.
- eatsyourtacos 4y ago
  The amount of sugar most kids eat is objectively bad for their bodies. Porn is not objectively bad. Take from that what you will.
  - silent_cal 4y ago
    Porn is not objectively bad for kids to watch? What planet are you on?
    - UncleEntity 4y ago
      The Planet of the Dogma Crusaders? I can say that it was probably a lot less bad to see Phoebe Cates topless than Clint Eastwood killing a bunch of people when I was a kid.
      - silent_cal 4y ago
        You think that’s what porn sites are showing to kids? You’re either naive, willingly misrepresenting reality, or not high IQ
    - eatsyourtacos 4y ago
      What is "bad" about it? It's literally the most natural things humans (and most species on the planet) do.

nerdawson 4y ago

Obesity is a problem too - no chocolate without ID /s The state can't be a substitute for good parenting.

silent_cal 4y ago
First, comparing porn to candy is absurd. Porn is way more destructive psychologically. Second, the stuff is everywhere - a kid can pick up a friend’s iPad and get scarred for life by what these companies are putting out. No one parent has the power to stop it, so it makes sense for the state to do so.
- nerdawson 4y ago
  I disagree. They both have the potential to cause serious harm in different ways. Candy is more destructive physically. It's everywhere. No one parent has the power to stop it, so it makes sense for the state to do so.
  - silent_cal 4y ago
    You really think candy is more destructive for a kid than pornography? One can scar them for life, the other dissolves and goes away. You are not being realistic at all
    - deleted 4y ago
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    - CogitoCogito 4y ago
      All of this is anecdote/opinion for both of us, but I'd say obesity is incomparably worse for society than porn.
  - thepasswordis 4y ago
    Do you feel the same way about other forms of child sexual abuse? Like for instance if a kid gets abused only one time is that about the equivalent in your mind to them eating one piece of chocolate on the scale of things which can have long term effects on their life?

eatsyourtacos 4y ago

The funny part is that you actually think this will have any real impact. There are a billion other porn sites, and even I would argue watching all the thirst traps on TikTok or Instagram are way more "harmful" than straight out porn. So this will do absolutely nothing except allow sites like Pornhub to literally know the exact person viewing what videos now. Yeah, that's just wonderful.

silent_cal 4y ago
The funny part is that even this tiny bit of legislation to protect kids from porn has you up in arms. I would like to see way way more legal action against the porn industry than this, but at least it makes them liable for damages if they ruin a kid’s innocence.
- eatsyourtacos 4y ago
  >The funny part is that even this tiny bit of legislation to protect kids from porn has you up in arms It's because ADULTS have to literally prove their identity to watch porn because of your "protect the children" campaign. And that means both the porn site and the state can DIRECTLY track exactly what you are doing. And also.. what exactly are you "protecting" kids from... seeing sex? The most natural things human do? Fucking ludicrous. >ruin a kid’s innocence The word you are looking for is "ignorance".
  - silent_cal 4y ago
    You have to prove your age, just like with any other age restricted activity. And why are you putting protect the children in scare quotes? It’s exactly what the law is doing. And if you think pornographic sex is natural then you are deeply confused.