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Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by jamesrcole on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:19AM (#12742787)
> When society has reached a point that anybody with internet access can, simply by 'accidentally' going to the wrong website, be exposed to imagery that really is not going to help them be well-adjusted in life, without any safeguards in place, there is something wrong.

"is not going to help them be well-adjusted in life" is an extraordinarily weak argument for harmfulness.

Eating ice-cream is also not going to help someone be well-adjusted in life.

Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by mobiuscog on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:43AM (#12742910)
Indeed. We definitely don't have an obesity problem.

Isn't one of the main values of a society, that it strives to help everyone within that society ?

What is the 'correct' social attitude towards looking after the welfare of others ?

Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by jamesrcole on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:53AM (#12742944)
Given what was being discussed in the context, what you're saying equates to "there's something wrong that the public can get free access to ice-cream".

Restricting access is not the only way to address issues in society.

In any case, my only point was that the person I was replying to provided a very weak argument that the thing is bad in the first place. Note that this is not the same as me saying it isn't bad in any way.

Re:UK Government proposes porn-viewing ID by mobiuscog on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @08:03AM (#12743009)
I will not allow my daughter free access to ice cream, either ;)

I see your point. I think that, unsurprisingly, this is a much bigger issue than just 'porn' and everyone sees it from different viewpoints (humans, eh).

Thanks for the reply.