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Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by krapp on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @06:32AM (#12742583)
Outside of, maybe, image searches and 4chan (where there are no filters at all), it's not that easy to accidentally stumble across pornographic images on the web nowadays. Legitimate sites with a vested interest in preventing minors viewing inappropriate content will make that content opt-in.

I don't see a problem when you have to go looking for it to find it. At that point it's not the fault of the internet, but someone's lack of discipline and self control.

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Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by Asooka on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:58AM (#12742981)
> 4chan (where there are no filters at all),

Except that's wrong. All forms of child pornography are banned and posting one nets you a permanent ban. Several boards (i.e. everything outside the 18+ section) disallow posting any erotic content and doing so gets you a ban. 4chan was never meant as a free-for-all.

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Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by krapp on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:16PM (#12748558)
It's not entirely wrong.

Child pornography is banned, but because moderators have to see it to ban it, and because the entire site is public, it's still possible for a user to encounter it without wanting to.

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