dogcatdog

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   by dogcatdog 3mo ago

   But there are already laws that, for example, restrict children from buying pornographic magazines. These have been found by the Supreme Court to be constitutionally compatible. I don't see why this would be different with similar laws
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   by dogcatdog 3mo ago

   Most stores already have continuously-recording CCTV, which effectively does that too. At least online there can be a separation between the age verification provider and the online content provider, so that the latter doesn't learn an
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   by dogcatdog 3mo ago

   But isn't putting something behind an age gate similar in concept to putting it behind a paywall? The speech is still there, whatever it may be, just has conditions for access.
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   by dogcatdog 3mo ago

   Age verification can be done by a third party, so that the online service isn't provided with any details of your identity, just that you passed an age verification check. But if you're still worried about online pornographers get
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   by dogcatdog 3mo ago

   That sounds like a reasonable aim. Online services should be responsible for implementing age verification checks on content that children shouldn't be accessing, just like vendors of alcohol and nicotine products are responsible for a