▲ 1156 ▼ Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 226 comments fedilink hide all child comments Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in::Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect.
[+] HellAwaits@lemmy.world 57 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] YeeterOfWorlds@lemm.ee -15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Is it? I think "you can't show porn to kids" seems like something well within the authority of a state to make a law about, even if the implementation is hamfisted and ineffective. My understanding is that porn would be considered obscenity, and obscenity is generally not protected by the first amendment, and can generally be regulated much more strictly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] CapraObscura@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago This isn't "you can't show porn to kids," this is "you have to provide an official ID to see porn." Aside from just basic surveillance state issues, what happens when there's the inevitable data breach? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] YeeterOfWorlds@lemm.ee -15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Is it? I think "you can't show porn to kids" seems like something well within the authority of a state to make a law about, even if the implementation is hamfisted and ineffective. My understanding is that porn would be considered obscenity, and obscenity is generally not protected by the first amendment, and can generally be regulated much more strictly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] CapraObscura@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago This isn't "you can't show porn to kids," this is "you have to provide an official ID to see porn." Aside from just basic surveillance state issues, what happens when there's the inevitable data breach? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago This isn't "you can't show porn to kids," this is "you have to provide an official ID to see porn." Aside from just basic surveillance state issues, what happens when there's the inevitable data breach? permalink fedilink source parent