The UK will block online porn from April

[Player Twelve]

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

A 7 year old isn't going to go to a porn page, wtf.

[RobertoCarlos]

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.

Yeah but you are an adult with reasoned and measured approach to this stuff. Thats an unfair expectation to put on your kid. I would rather give them room to grow up without the unrealistic expectations in life social media can give by giving a false sense of reality because instagram is a career choice now for some and they often try deceive their audience with their perfect life "Just in greece today #livinglife #summergoals" and dont give the full story.

I think its a big reason why depression is always increasing all over the world. Because its not healthy looking into other peoples back gardens 24/7

[Missed]

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.

I really REALLY don't know what world you live in where social media isn't a curse.

[Orlong]

It's clear to me now that you are a woman, and thus know nothing about the teenage experience of boys, which explains everything.

If a teenage boy has never seen porn, they wont know what they are missing not having it, much like people in 1875 never desired air conditioning, or people in 1487 never desired a television

[Krigaren]

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.

I'm pretty sure that if someone has a kid that's so engaged in a political movement like Net Neutrality, there'd be certain considerations given to allow that child access to social media and the internet if it's an important requirement of their engagement. But it's dishonest to say that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc is the only way that they would have found out about it. Believe it or not, the "Save the Whales" campaign back in the 80s existed without social media OR the internet, yet had a huge teen and young adult following.

If I were a parent I'd rather know that my son isn't sending dick pics to a girl he likes and getting the cops called on him, or that my daughter isn't taking pictures of her boobs which might later be held over her as revenge porn, or that my even younger child isn't being bullied on Facebook or Instagram. I'd also rather my kids not get it in their heads that high heels, hair-pulling, and money shots are requirements for sex.

This is much more important to me than worrying about whether or not my kids will miss out on the latest hashtag.

[Missed]

A 7 year old isn't going to go to a porn page, wtf.

Oh is he not?

Some research has suggested that children as young as 8 are seeing pornography and other studies suggest it’s around age 11. According to research conducted by Sydney University psychologists Sitharthan and Sitharthan, children are starting to view pornography between 11 and 13 years of age.Moreover, a 2012 publication from the St. James Ethics Centre reported the worrying trend that young children are intentionally accessing porn, sometimes as young as eleven years of age.

[Techno-Druid]

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

You really understand teens. Yes, those boys obsessed with getting their bodies ripped for basketball season and those girls doing squats to make their asses bigger so Chad and Lamar can notice them would really just eat nothing but pizza and Cap'n Crunch with chocolate milk. You really understand your average 16 year old.

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

Seriously what's the obsession with gang banging? It's been mentioned like every other post. Secondly, what parent gives their teen son or daughter a porno to watch?

[Missed]

If a teenage boy has never seen porn, they wont know what they are missing not having it, much like people in 1875 never desired air conditioning, or people in 1487 never desired a television

Nevermind the fact that I'm a man well past my prime and as such his guess is absolutely wrong.

[RobertoCarlos]

I'm pretty sure that if someone has a kid that's so engaged in a political movement like Net Neutrality, there'd be certain considerations given to allow that child access to social media and the internet if it's an important requirement of their engagement. But it's dishonest to say that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc is the only way that they would have found out about it. Believe it or not, the "Save the Whales" campaign back in the 80s existed without social media OR the internet, yet had a huge teen and young adult following.

If I were a parent I'd rather know that my son isn't sending dick pics to a girl he likes and getting the cops called on him, or that my daughter isn't taking pictures of her boobs which might later be held over her as revenge porn, or that my even younger child isn't being bullied on Facebook or Instagram. I'd also rather my kids not get it in their heads that high heels, hair-pulling, and money shots aren't requirements for sex.

This is much more important to me than worrying about whether or not my kids will miss out on the latest hashtag.

Well said.

/salute

All those instagram models taking selfies on the their luxury yachts....they never show the pic of them sucking off a gross overweight billionaire to get on said yacht

[Wilfire]

Good intentions but unfortunately it's just another thinly veiled plot by the UK nanny state to spy on people.

It's up to the parents to prevent their kids from watching porn. Buy basic mobile phones without the internet. Keep the computers in the living room. No one is going to blast porn on a 16:9 screen in the living room.

That said, people should stop supporting porn. It's seriously exploitative and never does anyone any good.

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Honestly I wish I'd found out about porn a bit later than I really did.

[Missed]

You really understand teens. Yes, those boys obsessed with getting their bodies ripped for basketball season and those girls doing squats to make their asses bigger so Chad and Lamar can notice them would really just eat nothing but pizza and Cap'n Crunch with chocolate milk. You really understand your average 16 year old.




Seriously what's the obsession with gang banging? It's been mentioned like every other post. Secondly, what parent gives their teen son or daughter a porno to watch?

Boys obsessed with getting bodies fito? Girls doing squat?
Is this in the western society of today?
Gangbanging it's a popular search and a very... interesting idea to think relations between people and sex in general.

[Player Twelve]

Oh is he not?

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Some research(What research?) has suggested that children as young as 8 are seeing pornography and other studies(What studies?) suggest it’s around age 11. According to research(What research?) conducted by Sydney University psychologists Sitharthan and Sitharthan, children are starting to view pornography between 11 and 13 years of age.Moreover, a 2012 publication(What publication?) from the St. James Ethics Centre reported the worrying trend that young children are intentionally accessing porn, sometimes as young as eleven years of age.

[Missed]

Good intentions but unfortunately it's just another thinly veiled plot by the UK nanny state to spy on people.

It's up to the parents to prevent their kids from watching porn. Buy basic mobile phones without the internet. Keep the computers in the living room. No one is going to blast porn on a 16:9 screen in the living room.

That said, people should stop supporting porn. It's seriously exploitative and never does anyone any good.

I don't think people realise how exploitative the porn industry is.
4 pornstars, 2 of which at the very top of their game, killed themselves the last 2 months. And they're the very very top of the iceberg. We need to wake the fuck up and regulate.

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Some research(What research?) has suggested that children as young as 8 are seeing pornography and other studies(What studies?) suggest it’s around age 11. According to research(What research?) conducted by Sydney University psychologists Sitharthan and Sitharthan, children are starting to view pornography between 11 and 13 years of age.Moreover, a 2012 publication(What publication?) from the St. James Ethics Centre reported the worrying trend that young children are intentionally accessing porn, sometimes as young as eleven years of age.

Ahahah.
Pathetic. Seriously. Want to start an academic debate on the quality of my sources?

Two words:

Fuck

Off

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[...] conducted by Sydney University psychologists Sitharthan and Sitharthan [...]

I find it hilarious that they're probably married and working on this together for their kids

[Missed]

I find it hilarious that they're probably married and working on this together for their kids

What a name too. Sounds elfish.

[Techno-Druid]

Believe it or noIf I were a parent I'd rather know that my son isn't sending dick pics to a girl he likes and getting the cops called on him, or that my daughter isn't taking pictures of her boobs which might later be held over her as revenge porn, or that my even younger child isn't being bullied on Facebook or Instagram. I'd also rather my kids not get it in their heads that high heels, hair-pulling, and money shots aren't requirements for sex.

That's entirely understandable and not unreasonable at all, but I think that's something that you should instill within your offspring. Granted teenagers can be weak-willed and give into peer pressure (I know I did) but at the end of the day you should be there as a guide to walk them through these things. The greatest thing a parent can be a teen is there for them, not to berate or try to micromanage the situation (that will just drive them away), but to be a word of wisdom.

My father wanted me to make mistakes, so that I could learn from them. He instilled morals into me through conversation, logic and love. He made it clear that no matter the mistake, no matter how mad, he would be there for me and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[Player Twelve]

Ahahah.
Pathetic. Seriously. Want to start an academic debate on the quality of my sources?

Two words:

Fuck

Off

I'm not going to trust vague appeals to authority because that's all it is. Just because you mention study or publication it doesn't mean it's actually worth paying any attention to.

[Missed]

How the fuck does making an adult give their name and address to the government to watch porn stop porn stars from killing themselves?

Wat?

What wat? Read the post I replied to and magically find out the missing link in logic you can't seem to be able to find on your own.

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"We have to spend 16 hours a day studying the horrifying effects that porn access has on our children instead of spending time with our children"

I laughed a bit too.

It's good that you find this topic laughable. Laughing is good for your health.

[TheBeardedOne]

I think most parents already try to block access to porn, so this is just another step to help them out. I don’t see an issue with it, really. I’m one of the few people here who think children shouldn’t have so much access to it.

Then do the job of a parent properly yourself. It is not up to the government to infringe on adults cause people are lazy parents.