> Checking age in a brick & mortar shop, for anything from alcool to porn, doesn't force you to log your identity in a database. Neither does checking age on t

> Checking age in a brick & mortar shop, for anything from alcool to porn, doesn't force you to log your identity in a database. Neither does checking age on the web. The whole 'database' thing is a scare tactic. They have to make sure you're not a minor. That's it. Again, I'm shocked this is controversial. You can be the most pro-porn person on the planet, but surely you don't think children should be exposed to this stuff, right? In many states, children can't even see inside liquor stores (mandated blackout curtains), yet we think it's okay they're watching porn? Come on. Let's just be normal. > you're now requiring it for any website that could host porn even if it's not their focus (e.g : reddit, twitter), or pushing said websites to become puritan. Well... yeah? If you have user generated content, you have to moderate it. Remember during the previous two presidential elections when we demanded every website moderate political speech? And now, it's a porn free for all?