[Discussion] How do you feel about age verification on Porn sites? (lemmings.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Rustmilian@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOPs) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

I personally have mixed feelings, as the information collection could be used to link individuals and profile them. Possibly leading to discrimination if abused.

But I also feel that any random kid shouldn't be able to just go to these sites and see porn freely.
Ofc, there's always going to be those who mange to circumvent any protection put in place but it'd be much harder then just clicking a link or typing in the address.

I also feel that parents should actively monitor their kids online activities and step up a Blocklist to pro-actively prevent kids from reaching these sites to begin with.

What are your thoughts on this?

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[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 23 points 9 months ago

Might be a stupid question but is there any peer reviewed research that shows that porn is harmful to minors? Early humans didn't have clothes so minors were seeing nudity for centuries. Of course, there's the issue that porn gives men unrealistic expectations about women & sex, but that's an issue regardless of age.

[-] Kir@feddit.it 17 points 9 months ago

Your question is not stupid, but comparing porn to casual nudity is.

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Probably not, its just religious pearl clutching for the most part that has been passed down unnecessarily

Free the bodies, let everyone be naked and we will all stop giving a shit

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