Kansas may require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults

Eventually, everyone online will be "from California," thanks to VPN.

I can't believe how this is taking off, state by state. Isn't there 'parental controls' on most every device these days ? Why can't parents use these if there is a problem?

There are right wing orgs that have these laws written on a boilerplate. This is how they roll.

Here's a link with some background on them. ALEC is the big one, as is the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity.

My guess is it's actually a sneaky way to monitor what sites you visit specifically gay or deep web stuff.

This is really terrible if they get away with this.

I want to make sure my son doesn't visit any porn sites.

Too late, Dad!

So, take away sex ed.....

why is this a bad thing? kids should not be looking at porn

Yes kids should not be looking at porn but they're also shouldn't be a database of people who are held by anyone — especially the government.

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These right wing politicians are retards. No one wants to upload his driver license to a porno site.

"they're also shouldn't be a database of people who are held by anyone"

Is this your first day on the planet? We are all on databases held by the government. Social Security, Credit reports, etc.

People can start paying for their porn like the old days.

It's a form of control, they are losing control and thus the egregious laws and such, they are fearful and that's a good thing.

Of course they are using this to try to get rid of pron sites all together.

R10, teens have been figuring out a way to look at porn ever since porn was invented.

Anyone who thinks that this is about "protecting" children is a moron and a fool.

This is to create an electronic trail to use as a weapon against people who visit these sites and get their usage information.

R14 doesn't know the difference between regulated and unregulated data storage, the difference between a data controller and a data processor, and probably missed school when they were talking about totalitarian governments and human rights abuses.

Ah yes, requiring age verification for something that requires age verification is = to totalitarian governments and human rights abuses. I'm sure when you get carded trying to buy alcohol you rage about your human rights being abused.

I have no problem with stricter controls on internet porn. You can't compare sneaking a look at a playboy or playgirl to the garbage kids are exposed to today. You won't stop it, fine. But at least you are slowing it down a bit. Gnarly stuff out there.

They're not sharing or storing an ID inspected on the spot when I'm carded, smartypants.

Yes they are. They now scan your id when you're carded.

If you’re under 6 inches, you can’t view it sorry.

Don’t red states have the highest consumption of porn?

People should police their own children and stay off their phones.

Some conservative politicians want to ban porn altogether, including J.D. Vance and Mike Lee

R10 that's not what this is about. You're buying into their disingenuous tactics.

then what is it about, r28? School me.

Mommy would rather aggravate the gay guys on DL than watch them like mothers should.

R21, the stuff "kids are exposed to today" is the same stuff I was exposed to in 2004 when I was a kid. Let's not pretend that porn has gotten nastier in the last few years and now we need all this creepy government invention. No one loves the idea of kids looking at porn but it's something they'll survive. I think a better solution would be to talk about porn in sex ed and how it's unrealistic and possibly addictive.

R29, if they wanted to protect children they'd fund schools and ban guns. It's about low hanging fruit, making the fundies feel they're doing something, and control. Plus when your candidate is a rapist it helps to try to look more "moral". Nothing the Republican party does is a real agenda or policy beyond tax cuts for billionaires.

So, r31 is ok with letting kids watch porn. Got it.

Kids have always viewed porn, in one form or another.

And I bet that those two photographed gentlemen will be first in line volunteering to personally strip-search and verify all the website users’ adulthood status.

Any VPN suggestions?

At 57 with no kids, I have no skin in the game. I will say I have never seen a convincing argument as to why access to hardcore porn is a good thing for kids to have.

Maybe the parents could actually do some parenting instead of having the government do it for them?

R37 is a retard.

[quote] I have no problem with stricter controls on internet porn. You can't compare sneaking a look at a playboy or playgirl to the garbage kids are exposed to today. You won't stop it, fine. But at least you are slowing it down a bit. Gnarly stuff out there.

Mind your business, commie loon.

No porn, no jobs, lots of Jesus, and lots of guns.

What could possibly go wrong?

Alex, I’ll take things people do when their dicks stop working for $800

Georgia is following suit:

"Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet services, require porn sites to verify users are 18 or over and mandate additional education by schools on social media and internet use."

I wonder if anonymous speech on the internet will go next.

R44 Hopefully, it will be Trump's.

R27

Oh sweetie don’t worry the lack of online porn will be the least of your problems. We have much bigger plans for you starting in 2025. Enjoy what you can now.

And a big thanks to GenZ and those on DL that claim they have seen the light and will not vote for Biden. Without your help we would likely lose.

See you next Feburary.

Exactly r46. These are all distractions.