[octopoc]

> “One of the most difficult challenges I work with are the effects from pornography,” Gibson said. “Average age of first exposure, which is often accidental, is 10 to 11 years old. Anything we can do to help prevent that puts us in a proactive rather than a defensive position.

I'm sure many of us can confirm exposure at such a young age. My friends and I were all exposed around that age. I hate the fact that I was exposed before I had the capacity to understand what it meant.

This is absolutely a battle worth fighting. 10 year old children should not be exposed to anything so addictive. In my experience it all too often results in lifelong addiction that leads to broken marriages.

Many of us think this type of action by the government violates people's rights. But when a right enables suffering and wrongdoing on a large scale, it's time to rethink that right. Rights should serve humanity, not the other way around.

For example state's rights became a shield for slavery. The Civil War violated state's rights and ended thereby slavery. I think this is how it should work.

[umvi]

> But when a right enables suffering and wrongdoing on a large scale, it's time to rethink that right

Counter argument - alcohol? Right to buy and drink booze enables suffering and wrongdoing on a large scale, but banning it was a disaster. Maybe something like regulating marketing would be more effective, but an outright ban would not work.

At any rate, I don't deny porn can be addictive and have negative effects for many people, but I don't think it necessarily should be forced upon everyone by the government IMO. If you want to block pornography in your household, setup a pi hole and grab a blocklist from GitHub that has the top million porn domains.

[edbob]

> If you want to block pornography in your household, setup a pi hole and grab a blocklist from GitHub that has the top million porn domains.

In my case, this would have done very little. A child gets exposed to pornography at friends' houses and at school. Once you're hooked, filters are pretty easy to work around.

[pseudalopex]

Filters are no harder to work around if you're curious.

[darkwizard42]

Sure, but there are plenty of tools you are a parent can use to remove access to this information to your kids. Do you believe the private market hasn't catered effectively to those who believe this?

To me it seems like overreach, a government solution trying to pile on to a problem that already has a private solution. Restrictive filtering and content management software exists and is easily accessible.

[falcolas]

> I'm sure many of us can confirm exposure at such a young age.

Sure. It was a playboy, though. The internet has made it easier, but that shit was trafficked through schools long before the internet was anywhere close to being widely available. Bills and efforts like this will do nothing to change that.

It’s, dare I say, human nature to be curious about the forbidden.

[edbob]

I had this experience as well. I also didn't think it was harmful, but as I've gotten to know a female friend better I can see what a destructive and dehumanizing influence pornography has.