Comment by thinkingtoilet
7 days ago
Having a law saying children shouldn't view pornography isn't abuse. It's common sense. Just like saying a 12 year old can't legally buy weed. Is that a slippery slope? Should 12 year olds be able to buy weed? If not, why is that not a slippery slope and this is?
What needs to be kept in check is the scope. Let's say they try to age restrict sites that are subversive, but not obscene. That's what I'm talking about.
Having a law saying children shouldn't view pornography isn't abuse.
"Children shouldn't view pornography" is fine as an overall goal. A law that suggest the content providers track the faces and passport details of all users is a ridiculous way to fail to prevent that however.
It is however a great way to have an readily accessible log of exactly which citizens are viewing content the government finds questionable.
With ISP data, the government already knows all the porn we're watching in great detail. Which brings up a better point, if you're worried about tracking, chop down the tree, don't pick off a leaf.