Adult site owner Aylo protests age verification laws in two more states.
    • paddington@lemmy.worldEnglish
      39·
      9 months ago

      It’s so much worse than that. North Carolina House Bill 8 was created a year ago to add Computer Science to middle school and high school curriculums. Throughout it’s 3 edits over the year, all 10 pages of the bill were about teaching kids computer science. Then, ONE WEEK before the bill was passed, a paragraph on the last page was added including the text requiring age verification for adult websites. https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2023/H8

      At that point it was too late, and anyone against the bill would be called out for being against teaching kids computer science. The cowards writing these bills know that they would be shot down immediately if they were public about what they were doing, so they tack it on to a children’s education bill and hope no one notices until it’s too late.

        • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          It is illegal where I live. I imagine it’s illegal in most developed countries. Bills can only have one purpose, they can’t combine unrelated things.

          • Landless2029@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            9 months ago

            I’ve heard of several cases in the USA where they combine unrelated things to mess with voters. Even this one is kinda related but school education plus internet censorship. Split that shit up and let the people vote for what they want.

            Edit: it’s a rider

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      The legislators passing these laws are interested only in hurting people, getting bribes, and getting reelected so they can continue. Doing something important for society doesn’t even factor into their decision making.

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    9 months ago

    Classic big government nanny state move. That political party which claims to be against this sort of overreach must be upset over it, right?

  • Drusas@kbin.social
    8·
    9 months ago

    I typically hate this sort of low effort comment, but I feel like the best response is: lol.

  • DBT@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    9 months ago

    Meanwhile, the other sites are promoting trans anal piss porn, so that’s what I’m into now I guess, since that’s the only option.

    • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
      0·
      9 months ago

      Don’t worry, yiff (furry porn) always makes it past safe search and content blockers, so you will have at least one other category. I’m sure that blocking mundane porn won’t backfire at all :)

  • Kevin11@lemdro.idEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    As someone who has struggled with addiction to lust and pornography from a very young age, I’m disappointed by some of the reactions I’m seeing here.

    • Zorque@kbin.social
      31·
      9 months ago

      These laws have nothing to do with mental health and social responsibility, and everything to do with weaponizing sexuality as a means to control a population.

      If, instead of demonizing and hiding porn from the light of day, we promoted healthier approaches and open ideas you’d probably have better access to dealing with your addictions.

      Pornhub isn’t the cause of your problems, it’s just a convenient scape goat to blame for the result of puritanical bullying.

    • Kevin11@lemdro.idEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      13 downvotes, zero replies. Interesting.

      I do not care. I’ve seen and felt personally the effects of Pornography, and I will never back down against it.

      To be clear, I do not believe the government should be allowed to censor media, or that the whatever American political party is behind a law.

      All I know is that as long as children have access to pornography, I will fight to my dying breath against it.

      Why? Simple. I do not want another human being to experience what I have.

      So, downvote me all you like.

      I wish everyone a pleasant day.