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Should the government regulate online porn to protect minors from viewing it?

Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

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AGENT J

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Should the government regulate ONLINE porn to protect minors from viewing it?

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My vote is no, of course not. This is the responsibility of the parent/guardian or computer owner, not the government.
Since computers are in our homes and adults must own the utility for internet its thier responsibility. This seems like passing the buck to me.
Same with TV etc. If theres something you dont want your kids to see, dont let them, block it, only allow them to use the PC in a public room, get parent software etc etc
 
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AGENT J said:
Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

NO
YES
OTHER


My vote is no, of course not. This is the responsibility of the parent/guardian or computer owner, not the government.
Since computers are in our homes and adults must own the utility for internet its thier responsibility. This seems like passing the buck to me.
Same with TV etc. If theres something you dont want your kids to see, dont let them, block it, only allow them to use the PC in a public room, get parent software etc etc
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Regulate it in what way? Keeping it illegal for stores to sell porn to minors? Sure. Outlawing it all together? No. Your question is impossibly vague.
 
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Redress said:
Regulate it in what way? Keeping it illegal for stores to sell porn to minors? Sure. Outlawing it all together? No. Your question is impossibly vague.
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regulate it on line
you are right though i should have added that part to the question . . ill ask a mod to do so . . thanks
my answer about" PC owner" could get read over

as for the rest OTHER can explain your answer and its already regulated in stores
 
Re: Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

AGENT J said:
regulate it on line
you are right though i should have added that part to the question . . ill ask a mod to do so . . thanks
my answer about" PC owner" could get read over

as for the rest OTHER can explain your answer and its already regulated in stores
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Still impossibly vague. I would have no problem with requiring tags to indicate adult content that filter software could catch, or other age verification requirements. I have no problem with requiring models in porn online or otherwise to be 18 +. I would be against outlawing online porn. There is this whole, big, huge area between unregulated and banned.
 
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Redress said:
1.)Still impossibly vague.
2.) I would have no problem with requiring tags to indicate adult content that filter software could catch, or other age verification requirements.
3.) I have no problem with requiring models in porn online or otherwise to be 18 +.
4.)I would be against outlawing online porn.
5.) There is this whole, big, huge area between unregulated and banned.
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1.) i dont think so since i didnt ask for how just and regulation to "stop minors from viewing"
2.) this isnt a bad ideas but is it already done now? i mean how does safe search work? it works already somewho and so does parental software, seems this already goes on some how and im fine with that but i admit i dont know how it works
3.) while i agree that has nothing to do with the topic
4.) i agree
5.) while you are right, again, i didnt ask about the industry. I simply asked about about something way more specific, "regulations to prevent minors from viewing it online"
 
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Seriously, how would the government do that? There's no way to actually accomplish it in any realistic manner. They can't stop online piracy, how the heck do you think they'd ever stop porn?
 
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Cephus said:
Seriously, how would the government do that? There's no way to actually accomplish it in any realistic manner. They can't stop online piracy, how the heck do you think they'd ever stop porn?
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wait you mean when i go to say . . . . . captainmorgan.com . . . i cant proceed until i put in my birthday those things arent effective? ;)

hey im not saying its an easy task, or even possible, i just encountered some people arguing for it, saying it should be done and i wanted to see how many people support it
 
Re: Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

No. It's up to the parents to raise their children, not the government. I say no to regulations on porn to stop minors from viewing. Frankly it's not that big of a deal to me anyway. I wouldn't encourage it, but it's a totally natural thing and it's not the end of the world if they happen to stumble across it.

I do, however, obviously, support regulation to prevent minors from being in porn.
 
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and there it is, the mentally inept spammers spammed the poll LOL

this is why i make all my polls public :D
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AGENT J said:
Should the government regulate ONLINE porn to protect minors from viewing it?

NO
YES
OTHER


My vote is no, of course not. This is the responsibility of the parent/guardian or computer owner, not the government.
Since computers are in our homes and adults must own the utility for internet its thier responsibility. This seems like passing the buck to me.
Same with TV etc. If theres something you dont want your kids to see, dont let them, block it, only allow them to use the PC in a public room, get parent software etc etc
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I voted no.Because the online porn company has no way of knowing if the person on the other end of the line is 18 or over.Nor am I for internet companies automatically blocking porn sites.It is a dangerous slippery slope that can extend to other things like opposing views, anti-government views and so on.
 
jamesrage said:
I voted no.Because the online porn company has no way of knowing if the person on the other end of the line is 18 or over.Nor am I for internet companies automatically blocking porn sites.It is a dangerous slippery slope that can extend to other things like opposing views, anti-government views and so on.
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Agreed. There is enough firewall software available for parents to prevent minors from accessing online porn.
 
Re: Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

Redress said:
Still impossibly vague. I would have no problem with requiring tags to indicate adult content that filter software could catch, or other age verification requirements. I have no problem with requiring models in porn online or otherwise to be 18 +. I would be against outlawing online porn. There is this whole, big, huge area between unregulated and banned.
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This.

I'm fine with requiring warnings of adult content, and especially with age requirements for persons performing in porn - lots of possible problems without that.

I would however have a problem with government monitoring of all online porn and requiring that porn companies ensure their online customers are legally adults.

Firstly because it would be quite resource-intensive...we'd end up with hundreds of poor bastids required to check the probable millions of porn sites around the world to ensure they required age verification or whatever....

Now, if a given site wants to voluntarily require age verification of some kind, that's another story.
 
Re: Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

Yes, there should be laws regulating porn in relation to children. There should be no special exemption for the Internet.
 
They have rules, a warning box pops up to make sure that a person is over 18.
 
Much as I hate pornography, I don't think there's anything any government can do to outlaw it on the Internet. They have the Internet in other countries now, you know.
 
AGENT J said:
Should the government regulate ONLINE porn to protect minors from viewing it?

NO
YES
OTHER


My vote is no, of course not. This is the responsibility of the parent/guardian or computer owner, not the government.
Since computers are in our homes and adults must own the utility for internet its thier responsibility. This seems like passing the buck to me.
Same with TV etc. If theres something you dont want your kids to see, dont let them, block it, only allow them to use the PC in a public room, get parent software etc etc
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How would such a regulation work that wouldn't also end up hitting adults as well?
 
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Cephus said:
Seriously, how would the government do that? There's no way to actually accomplish it in any realistic manner. They can't stop online piracy, how the heck do you think they'd ever stop porn?
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Never stopped 'em before.
 
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joko104 said:
Yes, there should be laws regulating porn in relation to children. There should be no special exemption for the Internet.
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How would you enforce it? Realistically.
 
Re: Should the government regulate porn to protect minors from viewing it?

radcen said:
How would you enforce it? Realistically.
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How do stores regulate it? How do theaters regulate it?
 
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radcen said:
Never stopped 'em before.
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Stopped 'em from what? Failing? They're very good at failing.
 
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radcen said:
Passing laws that are unenforceable, so yes.
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Most of the time, laws are only about pacifying the voters so they can go back and say "we tried!" We don't hold the government accountable for actually succeeding, just of making a good show of it.
 
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