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Use of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdog (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1256060/use-of-vpns-to-bypass-age-checks-on-porn-sites-to-be-investigated-by-australias-esafety

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

In America, although I'm sure that's on the Republican shit-can list.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    although I’m sure that’s on the Republican shit-can list

    Well even back in 2004 when Ashcroft v ACLU was decided (and protected online porn as free speech), Justice Scalia said "no, porn should not in any way be protected", and three other justices said whatever restrictions on it were in the law being adjudicated were acceptable as a way to protect children. SCOTUS's more recent decisions regarding hard age-verification in cases like Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton has held that strict age-verification laws are allowed.

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