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Re:Anti-porn bills could force device makers to censor sexua... by dns_snek on Thursday March 23, 2023 @10:00AM (#35274937)
Locking devices is the wrong step, but deploying nation-scale firewalls to block content you happen to find objectionable, isn't?

If you want to block porn in your own home, there's plenty of consumer gear out there that allows you to do just that. Why do you want to voluntarily expand power of the government to moderate content that you're allowed to access?

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Re:Anti-porn bills could force device makers to censor sexua... by CommanderData on Thursday March 23, 2023 @10:14AM (#35275138)
Consumer gear for all families is an extra step.

I don't like national firewalls either but we're already here and have been for 10+ years, ie piracy sites.

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Re:Anti-porn bills could force device makers to censor sexua... by Fatnino on Thursday March 23, 2023 @11:44AM (#35276579)
And this is exactly what people complained would happen back when the piracy blocks went into place. "this is going to be abused to block other things".

But at least piracy has been solved /s

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