Uk porn ban to come into effect in july

[Heladys]

People under 18 have been fucking and pre-fucking even before there were people.

Children need protection from being *in* pornos, not from stumbling upon them.

[Freshouttajail]

Thanks for the laugh.

You're free to stay wrong and laugh. You'll end up exactly in my position one day when you stop being stubborn and allow yourself to learn.

[PC2]

IMO it should be something for the parent to decide. Maybe there could be an opt-in or out choice.

[beanman12345]

Something tells me most porn websites won't go along with this, and good luck banning 30% of the internet. Porn will continue to exist for free unchecked, there really is no way to stop it.

[Lollis]

And to think it's all based on the idea that children are accidentally stumbling across porn. No, they just aren't. Nobody is 'accidentally' finding porn.

Maybe if parents and teachers would actually monitor what the children are doing and set up filters then this shit wouldn't be happening.

[Zandalariprelate]

Whoa, just whoa. I actually though this was just some clickbait thing but nope.

[Naiyano]

Everybody should use a vpn anyway. If you spend a little bit of money they are even fast enough for netflix, youtube and stuff.

I see serious data protection issues here btw. I have to prove to the sites that I'm over 18 somehow. So personal data has to be collected. I don't want my personal data linked to the porn I watch. There is a reason why I clean my browser history from time to time. Who guarantees that there will be no data base of filthy scum that has to be purged in the future or just some people who will hack this and use it for extorsion.

[nocturnus]

Stop tossing wild accusations around. I do wish you lot would stop banging on about it. See, man - it's just a non issue.

Don't think you have the right to judge me, merely because you stand erect. You've started a tug of war you can't possible win. My yanking power is unparalleled; you can't possibly jerk your way to victory.

[Zyky]

I am sure a culture that flat out bans porn will result into much healthier relationships later in life than a society that is open about the fact that teenagers are also sexual beings and it's ok to have sexual interests.

/s

With how easy it is to have sex and find quick hookups, I'm not too sure what kind of result this change will actually have lol. Also as someone else already said, it's going to be extremely difficult to actually regulate this anyway.

[jameswhitef]

Look, lads, the effects of porno on the psyche are well documented. While I generally disagree with bans, or prohibitions, I also know that the mind of the average 16 year old is malleable and easily corrupted. Unbridled access to pornographic material can have very serious consequences. Should it be banned? Well, in my opinion no. People should just learn how to parent.

I think that's a dumb thing for UK People...

[Tabrotar]

You are really overthinking it here.
The law has already been in place for what constitutes pornography, and there are actually rather strict guidelines done by the BBFC for such, there is no need to go overboard in thinking what may/may not be restricted. All the companies have to do, is submit their site to the classification board, and it will be checked very quickly. Most will be instantly categorised as "Over 18 only", but some might need further looking at, which the BBFC will do. No further requirements needed with all honesty.

As I said, the onus is on both the ISP and company sites themselves to monitor and police this, the government will just issue fines for any breaches involved, so it would be more beneficial for sites to put themselves forward as containing pornographic content, so then the ISP can put a simple splash page on or such requiring an age check.
Social media sharing and file sharing? Well, like alcohol and tobacco, should a person over the age of consent be found to be sharing it to minors, then they face fine and possible imprisonment. Same as it has *always* been.
As I said, I think you are grasping a bit here with all honesty.

The UK government has always had this law, they have just kind of had enough of porn distributors not being as beholden to the same level of regulation as alcohol and tobacco, both of which are heavily restricted and enforced. Not sure why people think bongo should be any different with all honesty. As the "checks" stand now, it would be similar to a kid walking into a shop toi buy alcohol or such, ticking a "I am over 18" box with absolutely no manual check or even attempt to look at IDS, and walking out with a crate of whiskey with the shopkeeper just accepting it without even checking. It would be ludicrous to think that is acceptable, so why should something get ignored simply because it is on the internet?

Bcs it´s just fucking nake dpeople having sex ffs, don´t you get it. Where are the health issues arrising with seing nake dpeople having sex hm?

[vitor210]

Too bad there is 0 way to actually enforce it without breaching personal privacy.

and that is an issue because..? you have some dark, hidden secret you don't want internet providers to know about?

[Collegeguy]

You are really overthinking it here.
The law has already been in place for what constitutes pornography, and there are actually rather strict guidelines done by the BBFC for such, there is no need to go overboard in thinking what may/may not be restricted. All the companies have to do, is submit their site to the classification board, and it will be checked very quickly. Most will be instantly categorised as "Over 18 only", but some might need further looking at, which the BBFC will do. No further requirements needed with all honesty.

As I said, the onus is on both the ISP and company sites themselves to monitor and police this, the government will just issue fines for any breaches involved, so it would be more beneficial for sites to put themselves forward as containing pornographic content, so then the ISP can put a simple splash page on or such requiring an age check.
Social media sharing and file sharing? Well, like alcohol and tobacco, should a person over the age of consent be found to be sharing it to minors, then they face fine and possible imprisonment. Same as it has *always* been.
As I said, I think you are grasping a bit here with all honesty.

Don't see it going that way smoothly. There is more porn websites than news and ect. Many different countries, many small start-ups, and many of them getting revenue by only ads and not credit card services. It wouldn't be as beneficial or even concerned as you think to follow the UK law. Many would just ignore it, wait to see it overturned, or just say fine block us. If they are not taking credit cards, what can the UK do? Pretty much nothing but force ISP's to search and block. Media sharing though? Nah sorry, UK is not extraditing people that don't have the same law in their country.

[dubious_doomhammer]

Gratuitous violence? no problem.

Pleasurable experience? nope.

Sad state of affairs ;p

[Temp name]

Even if it does go into effect, it won't work. Filters can be easily circumvented if you know basically anything about computers, and it only takes 1 person to know it, and soon all their friends will.. And all their friends. And all their friends. And all their friends. Etc etc, until everyone does.

Even China's firewall can be breached with a VPN or TOR, the UK's system will be just as easy to get around

[Hashtronaut]

I don’t understand, isn’t it already banned/illegal to watch porn under 18 in the US? How is this different than all the disclaimers they put on pornsites?

[Temp name]

I don’t understand, isn’t it already banned/illegal to watch porn under 18 in the US? How is this different than all the disclaimers they put on pornsites?

Well they claim to have a "rigorous" test that won't just be entering a date or ticking a box on the website.. It won't work, but they claim it will

[Vathoren]

"oi you cheeky little cunt, av you got your wankin loicense?!"

[nocturnus]

I think that's a dumb thing for UK People...

And I think it's unclear what your statement actually means.

[Mormolyce]

Conservative government tries to ban sex.

News at 11.