Glad you asked. As mentioned, I have a 13yo son who went through puberty in the 10-11yo time frame and got into some movies on Netflix before we realized he had any interest in the subject matter.RebelE Infantry said:
So how do you, a rock-ribbed conservative, plan to counter this push by the liberal left? I am not shy in stating my belief that pushing back against this filth is a legitimate use of State power. A belief backed by centuries of precedent that lasted up until roughly 1970. What's your plan? After all, that's what this whole discussion boils down to- to what ends may government power be legitimately wielded and upon what principles is such argument based.
We locked all the devices down but more importantly, we had long, repeated discussions on porn and the unrealistic examples of sexual activity that is the basis of most porn. I think many parents and others would benefit from more open, honest discussion on porn, the issues that surround it, the ills of it, so on and so forth.
My issue with this is requiring a company to "check IDs" and holding them liable if someone thinks little Johnny developed a porn addiction and dropped out of school because PornHub was not robust enough in their ID check.
Further, any increase in data collection on individuals is something I am developing an ever increasing aversion to. It is clear that folks on both sides of the aisle will abuse any power you give them in an effort to retain and increase that power.
Why not instead of putting the onus on the porn sites, require ISPs and technology providers to continue to increase ways and effectiveness of locking down content? I feel pretty savvy about locking things down at my crib, but other parents are woefully naive or uneducated on how to do these things.
Point is, there are other ways to accomplish the goal that does not involve handing the government more power.
