The UK will block online porn from April

[Techno-Druid]

Cant help but noticed you picked the oldest age in the range provided. That definitely helps the flowing of our discussion.

Yes, because there is a difference between a 16 year old a 6 year old. The former is usually sexually mature with an active sexual desire while the former hasn't started puberty.

[RobertoCarlos]

One of the big negatives that all the pro social media are conveniently ignoring is that social media also makes it easier to bully people. And when people make mistakes....like kids growing up and making mistakes. They dont need to worry about the world knowing their problems.

[3DTyrant]

Well, setting the click-bait title aside, I'm older than 18, so this has fairly little impact on me.

[Player Twelve]

Lol. That all extreme for you? What about gangbangs? Humiliating submission porn? And what about revenge porn? Old vs young? Incest roleplay? Some of it out there first page on pornhub. That ok for a 7-16 years old you think?

We're talking about teenagers here, not 7 year olds. Yes, it's ok for a teenager to watch whatever they want to.

[Techno-Druid]

There are other ways of getting information, and social media didn’t pave-the-way for staying connected.

No, but it certainly revolutionized connectivity. It has never been easier to start a movement or gain access to news. This is of course a double edged blade and there are many negative uses for social media such as cyberbullying and spread of fake news. However, you cannot deny how social media has made our lives much easier in regards to social movements and so much more.

Social media is practically the world at your fingertips, whether good or bad. It can bring the worst out of people or the best, it's entirely dependent on how you choose to utilize it.

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And the rape fest begins

[RobertoCarlos]

No, but it certainly revolutionized connectivity. It has never been easier to start a movement or gain access to news. This is of course a double edged blade and there are many negative uses for social media such as cyberbullying and spread of fake news. However, you cannot deny how social media has made our lives much easier in regards to social movements and so much more.

Social media is practically the world at your fingertips, whether good or bad. It can bring the worst out of people or the best, it's entirely dependent on how you choose to utilize it.

social media =/= google.

And you want your kid starting movements? Jesus christ let him/her be a kid until they are forced into the work force for the rest of their lives

[Missed]

We're talking about teenagers here, not 7 year olds. Yes, it's ok for a teenager to watch whatever they want to.

Who's talking about teenagers? You? Cause we're talking about minors. And no, it's not OK.

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Yes, because there is a difference between a 16 year old a 6 year old. The former is usually sexually mature with an active sexual desire while the former hasn't started puberty.

That's an interesting difference and all but.... how exactly does it fit the discussion?

[Missed]

No, but it certainly revolutionized connectivity. It has never been easier to start a movement or gain access to news. This is of course a double edged blade and there are many negative uses for social media such as cyberbullying and spread of fake news. However, you cannot deny how social media has made our lives much easier in regards to social movements and so much more.

Social media is practically the world at your fingertips, whether good or bad. It can bring the worst out of people or the best, it's entirely dependent on how you choose to utilize it.

You shouldn't access news until you have formed the ability to critically analyse and process the information you read otherwise you're not an active participant, you're a passive recipient. Which is exactly what is happening now on both sides of the political spectrum.

[Techno-Druid]

social media =/= google.

And you want your kid starting movements? Jesus christ let him/her be a kid until they are forced into the work force for the rest of their lives

I don't want my kid to start movements, but if my teenager wanted to be a part of a movement that I thought was worth fighting for or non-detrimental, then I would support it all the way. Growing up my grandparents were pretty staunch conservatives and I slowly became more liberal as I got older. We disagreed and debated topics such as abortion and welfare, but I always felt free to express my opinions and I felt gained a whole new facet of respect towards them. Same with my father, who is a stauncher libertarian while I consider myself to be more moderate, more of a left or centrist-leaning, moderate libertarian. I'm happy I had a family that allowed me to experience the world through my own lense and formulate my own opinions and even spread them.

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Based on the study I linked earlier, they will not have access to it.

Anything in excess is bad, not much of a surprise there. There is however a good way to prevent social media oversaturation. Just keep them busy in life, indulge in their interests and take them places, occupy their time so that they won't feel bored and tempted to scroll through Twitter notifications.

[Dequanacus]

Yes, the best way to raise a child is in a way where they can't decide for themselves what is right and wrong. I'm sure when they turn 18 they'll magically understand self restraint when they spent their entire life sheltered.

[RobertoCarlos]

I don't want my kid to start movements, but if my teenager wanted to be a part of a movement that I thought was worth fighting for or non-detrimental, then I would support it all the way. Growing up my grandparents were pretty staunch conservatives and I slowly became more liberal as I got older. We disagreed and debated topics such as abortion and welfare, but I always felt free to express my opinions and I felt gained a whole new facet of respect towards them. Same with my father, who is a stauncher libertarian while I consider myself to be more moderate, more of a left or centrist-leaning, moderate libertarian. I'm happy I had a family that allowed me to experience the world through my own lense and formulate my own opinions and even spread them.

You can still do all that without twitter.

And lets be honest, as honorable as that sounds, most teens are using social media to talk about justin bieber and selena gomez news. Not saving the whales.

[Krigaren]

social media is unhealthy for anyone especially kids. Sorry you're so triggered about it

The real irony is that his response to you is the exact reason why kids shouldn't be on or exposed to social media.

[Techno-Druid]

Who's talking about teenagers? You? Cause we're talking about minors. And no, it's not OK.

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That's an interesting difference and all but.... how exactly does it fit the discussion?

Because one age demographic actively seeks out porn to quench sexual urges, while the other does not and at worst may stumble on to it.

[Krigaren]

That's not going to work forever. If you expect a teenager to not freak out when they still need mommy's permission to download anything you have another thing coming. Also they could just have the VPN on a stick.

It may surprise you, but some kids are actually well-adjusted and respectful of the rules and boundaries placed on them, and aren't all rebellious fuckwits doing everything they can to disobey mom and dad.

[Orlong]

Just because they had sex at 16 doesn't make it right. Teenagers tend to make bad decisions.

Exactly. Most 16 year olds would probably eat Cap'n Crunch and chocolate milk or Pizza for every meal if they were allowed to. They arent capable of making their own decisions

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It would prevent some kids from watching some porn in a country whose total population is only 65 million.

Got em.

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No, there is not practically a difference. If you prevent your kids from knowing anything about sexuality until they are 18 they are going to be fucked.

You could maybe talk to them? instead of giving them a 20 on one gang bang DVD to watch

[Krigaren]

One of the big negatives that all the pro social media are conveniently ignoring is that social media also makes it easier to bully people. And when people make mistakes....like kids growing up and making mistakes. They dont need to worry about the world knowing their problems.

Kids who say or do something incredibly stupid on social media that gets them in trouble = irresponsible parents for letting their kids run free on social media.

Parents who monitor, regulate, or do not allow their kids to use social media = asshole authoritarian parents who are stunting their child's social development.

What do.

[Missed]

Because one age demographic actively seeks out porn to quench sexual urges, while the other does not and at worst may stumble on to it.

This arbitrary separation you're using is... bizzarre. No one introduced it, no one is considering it, no one is using it in this discussion. The legislation is there to prevent ALL people under age in possession of a phone (basically) or any other way to access the overwhelming amount of porn out there one click away.

[Techno-Druid]

You can still do all that without twitter.

And lets be honest, as honorable as that sounds, most teens are using social media to talk about justin bieber and selena gomez news. Not saving the whales.

Sure, a lot of teenagers are admittedly small minded, however I still think it serves a purpose. I would rather their be 5,000 ass pics or pics of cute boys smiling or whatever teens post about and there be one teenager committed to stopping animal abuse or infanticide or protecting/restoring net neutrality (which is actually something a lot of teens rallied behind.

Of course I'm optimistic, despite everything that happens I want to believe that there are people that stand for use social media for things they deem important in the world.

[Orlong]

IT won't though, that's the point. There are VPNs, Torrents, Shareware, Proxy Websites, a million ways to get around it. Anyone with google and the ability to search for will be able to find it. Even China which has one of the most monitored Internets in the world can't stop it.

I don't live in the UK, but go ahead if it helps you sleep at night. Detour those hormone crazed teens from viewing the dirty pictures.

A parent who isnt stupid can stop it. All they have to do is configure their router/firewall (after changing the admin user name and password) to block all ports except 80 and 443 and remove any Wifi cards in their computers so they cannot connect to the neighbors network. Additionally they would only allow their kid to use a standard account and disable software installs, and would purchase Spectre Pro to install on every computer and monitor their daily web activity