Comment by JohnFen
8 months ago
Because when you show ID to buy age-restricted things in person, nobody is keeping a record of anything. A clerk looks at your ID and that's the end of it.
Online is a completely different beast on that count.
8 months ago
Because when you show ID to buy age-restricted things in person, nobody is keeping a record of anything. A clerk looks at your ID and that's the end of it.
Online is a completely different beast on that count.
I don’t think this is a compelling argument for keeping things as they currently stand.
Governments have a terrible track record when it comes to privacy. Everything from the USPS selling your info when you move, to the 2 dozen texts I got yesterday because the government sells[1] your voting records on the cheap. Maybe you don't agree but surely you at least understand why people are widely worried about a future where the government decides to sell your adult website access records to make a few extra bucks.
[1]: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-re...
They should be worried. Bad governance is bad. But people do want something to be done about ease with which children can access pornography online. A solution will eventually be imposed if the industry doesn't clean things up.
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Could you elaborate further on the problem you see?
I don't see a problem with "things as they currently stand".
As they currently stand anyone, regardless of age, can easily access pornographic content online.
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