Now, if you want to fight this through an argument based around a State's power that'd probably be easier. The lists and things required to prohibit users from accessing xxx material as the UK was talking about, for a basic example off the top of my head.
A fascist state could simply define the industry and shackle it directly without trying to turn citizen rights into one-size-fits-all legislation for corporations and narratively duck-taping that to the concept of individual rights
It's not, kids accessing porn is infamous for being unavoidable and the only thing we can do is ban kids from using porn accounts and participating in fetish communities.
Anything else such as advanced age verification is a massive security/privacy risk that cannot be tolerated.
On the most basic level yeah it's "censorship" but free speech absolutism is retarded and no sane person believes in it.
If the gov was bringing in regulations to require age verification for porn sites I'd support it, just like I support banning alcohol ads to children. If porn or liquor ads were banned for adults I'd oppose it, like I oppose the banning of cigarette ads- if they're so terrible why are they legal and you're collecting massive taxes on them?
I'm forced to defend their ability to communicate with minors because I want complete liberty in the exchange of information.
To fight against govt censorship I must support the purveyance of the obscene to the innocent??
Fuck. Everything.
Why must stopping "the purveyance of the obscene to the innocent" be considered censorship?
Another pitfall of freespeech absolutism.
Now, if you want to fight this through an argument based around a State's power that'd probably be easier. The lists and things required to prohibit users from accessing xxx material as the UK was talking about, for a basic example off the top of my head.
A fascist state could simply define the industry and shackle it directly without trying to turn citizen rights into one-size-fits-all legislation for corporations and narratively duck-taping that to the concept of individual rights
The biggest pitfall of free speech absolutism is how completely retarded it is.
It's not, kids accessing porn is infamous for being unavoidable and the only thing we can do is ban kids from using porn accounts and participating in fetish communities.
Anything else such as advanced age verification is a massive security/privacy risk that cannot be tolerated.
On the most basic level yeah it's "censorship" but free speech absolutism is retarded and no sane person believes in it.
If the gov was bringing in regulations to require age verification for porn sites I'd support it, just like I support banning alcohol ads to children. If porn or liquor ads were banned for adults I'd oppose it, like I oppose the banning of cigarette ads- if they're so terrible why are they legal and you're collecting massive taxes on them?