[raincole]

Whether age verification is a justified idea or not, it feels awfully like the UK is createing a new generation of single-issue voters here.

Even wilder, they're lowering voting age to 16 [0]. So there would be a demographic group who can vote but cannot watch porn...?

[0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno

[padjo]

Or watch certain films because they can’t be trusted to contextualise them correctly. It’s pretty absurd.

[pfortuny]

Well, you cannot drink alcohol if you are less than 21 in the USA, but you can vote.

[sojournerc]

You can also be drafted and/or die in a war. Absolutely absurd to think someone is old enough to enlist, but not have a beer

[alt227]

Its an easy distinction. In war you can be controlled, when you are drunk you cannot.