This is worrying for a few reasons. Conservative politicians often play this card to appeal to a certain type of conservative who would rather protect and shelter their children from nasty things like sex, and homosexuality and breasts and bottoms. Its ironic because using the United States as an example, some of the biggest opponents against pornography and states where its a political issue slanted towards censorship, usually end up as the places where pornography (especially the taboo stuff) is most viewed and consumed and where the skeletons in the closets of the proponents of the censorship are the kinkiest. I would not be surprised if similar patterns existed in other countries with politics and views around and on sexuality.
There are some big problems with the porn industry and how young adults and teenagers think and perceive when exposed to pornography and this is something that should be dealt with, but automatic filters isn't the answer, its a band aid solution to make certain types of voters who don't know any better feel better. What would be better than filters is better and more transparent education from parents to children, teenagers regarding sexuality and pornography so its introduced to them in a controlled way, and an open way where risks are explained and presented, and the titillation of watching taboo material is removed. Unfortunately sex and sexual matters tend to be tricky subjects for even very mature parents to discuss with children, hence sex education taught by schools, but this needs to be improved as well. Its just that technology advances so rapidly, adults can be a bit ignorant about how easy it can be to access anything. The response shouldn't be fear or censorship though, and the idea of conservative politicians deciding what should be banned or the ones to distinguish what is rape pornography or role play pornography - tricky slope although obviously some types of pornography should for various reasons be banned. It just needs to be an open, honest and educated discussion, past the hypocrisy that can usually come with such topics. Where's the line? Maybe people in England have to ring up their internet provider to let them view gay content as well? Internet should come with an automatic gay filter? Who are the people who are going to define what is pornography or not? Some people will be confident enough to just tell their provider that they want pornography, but awkwardness and insecurity around pornography is also common and normal for humans, what about the types of adults who are a bit more shy and private? Think about the stigma that attaches woman who like sex? Now they have to speak to some random guy on a phone to tell them they want to watch porn because some parents are too lazy or inadequate to actively check filters on computers they buy their children? Will people have to register dildos now too and have them microchipped?
Things like this should be optional. Addicts will get around it anyway, its a band aid solution to a problem that only works in theory not practice, and it just adds more stigma to normal sexuality that ironically tends to end up manifesting itself in extreme ways when its repressed and censored. It distracts from actual solutions like better sex and health education and teaching healthier behavior and attitudes towards external sexual stimuli (aka porn) and it would be a nightmare to actually implement as far as who watches the Watchman. Many who aggressively want censorship of such things politically tend to be huge hypocrites tapping on peoples feet in stall rooms. People need to relax a bit more and chill when it comes to snikting the single flesh claw, and talking about it openly and honestly with themselves, with each other, when it comes to talking to teenagers so they don't abuse technology by their ignorance on the matter. Thats way more problematic as far as I understand. Its not entirely similar to places where sex education is banned or reduced to abstinence only programs, such places also ironically tending to have high unwanted pregnancy rates too. When filters take precedence over self control and informed awareness/education thats when you end up with unhealthy addicts.
Ultimately I am okay, since not my country and I am shameless enough to ask my internet provider for German grade pornography, but its always unsettling seeing censorship on human sexuality to appease a majority of a group of people that grew up in a different area and are scared of new technology and &^%^ in the %$^$^% with three ^%^$ all over that ^$^$*, but then when he ^%$**& and she did the @ *&$* with the *&&*&)! you could totally see that %^%$# &%*&# and just wow, bravo.
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