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What are your thoughts on restricting children’s access to pornography online? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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There are a lot of GOP-controller legislatures in the USA pushing through so-called “child protection” laws, but there’s a toll in the form of impacting people’s rights and data privacy. Most of these bills involve requiring adults to upload a copy of their photo ID.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If I didn't want my kids looking at porn online, I already have plenty of things to prevent them from doing so.

Not giving them access to a device without supervision. Using firewall filters. Child-mode browser/OS settings.

We don't need more regulation for this. Parents just need to get off their ass and do their own parenting. But these bills aren't actually designed to protect children. They're designed to gain access to adults' personal info and will be used more for oppression than safety.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And from the party of "Small Government", too!

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m a conservative but I’d never be caught dead calling myself a Republican.

Republicans are corrupt, despicable, and stupid. Democrats are corrupt, naive, and arrogant.

I really wish we had runoff voting, so that the American ecosystem could move away from two party balanced dominance.

[–] Pandantic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Ranked choice voting!! Let's see how long the two party system lasts when it's not "you have to vote for the lesser evil".

[–] PorkTaco@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only when it's convenient

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, it's fine. They make sure it's always convenient to rile up their base with lies, hatred, and culture-war nonsense...

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Most effective way to prevent kids from looking at porn is to encase them in spray foam insulation with feeding tubes and catheters.

This also prevents that pesky physical growth which turns them into military-able adults.

You can cut down on porn and terrorism in one go!