Before anyone gets too excited about this because "won't someone please think of the children", remember that government policies never stop where they end. Governments want to be able to track everything single thing you do and "let us spy on you because of DUH CHILDREN" is always their first go-to excuse.
Then maybe the porn sites should have spent some of their money coming up with a more robust solution than asking "are you over 18" with unlimited chances to pick the "correct' answer.
And while I certainly take advantage of the fact things are as lax as they are, I also know I can't even buy an R-rated (possibly even PG-13) movie from the bargain bin at Walmart without an ID check; and that discrepancy always strikes me as a bit absurd.
Before anyone gets too excited about this because "won't someone please think of the children", remember that government policies never stop where they end. Governments want to be able to track everything single thing you do and "let us spy on you because of DUH CHILDREN" is always their first go-to excuse.
Then maybe the porn sites should have spent some of their money coming up with a more robust solution than asking "are you over 18" with unlimited chances to pick the "correct' answer.
And while I certainly take advantage of the fact things are as lax as they are, I also know I can't even buy an R-rated (possibly even PG-13) movie from the bargain bin at Walmart without an ID check; and that discrepancy always strikes me as a bit absurd.
It's already here.
https://cleanbrowsing.org/
The tools are all there, nobody wants to use them because
A: Puritans can no longer pearl clutch because there is an actual solution
B: politicians can't trojan horse digital id
C: coomers gonna coom
D: parents would rather complain to daddy government than actually protect their children.