Re:Porn sites go dark in France over new age verification rules
by hollerith on Friday June 06, 2025 @11:08PM
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>minors will be looking at porn. You're not going to stop a horny 16 year old.
Sure, but this law will drastically reduce the amount of time the average 16-yo looks at porn. Also, if you are going to engage in a vice, then it is healthier if you have to exert some effort or run some risk (if only the risk of trying to access porn and failing) to do it rather than being able to do it perfectly safely from the convenience of your home -- and it is healthier if there is a delay between the impulse to look at porn and when you actually start looking.
Sure, but this law will drastically reduce the amount of time the average 16-yo looks at porn. Also, if you are going to engage in a vice, then it is healthier if you have to exert some effort or run some risk (if only the risk of trying to access porn and failing) to do it rather than being able to do it perfectly safely from the convenience of your home -- and it is healthier if there is a delay between the impulse to look at porn and when you actually start looking.