Endless prudish nannying by politicians and lobby groups is getting tiresome. I’m starting to wish Reform do in fact win the next election if only because they will fuck it up so catastrophically that we can start anew from the smoking ruins.
west0ne on
Who would have guessed that this would happen – only everyone with even the slightest understanding of how the internet works.
Fancy_Particular7521 on
The male urge to watch porn is unstoppable. The wanking will find a way.
KinkySouthAsian on
It’s back to Limewire. Which by the way was the best stuff ever.
Deadliftdeadlife on
I could never
I’ve curated my xhamster algorithm to near perfection.
I couldn’t start from scratch every time.
random_user_1968 on
I watch regulated sites, I just use a VPN to do it now.
0Bento on
That James O’Brien clip after the jump is so embarrassing for him. It’s a demonstration that he understands next to nothing about the internet and is finally being enlightened by a random caller. Despite this, he’s still a cheerleader for the OSA because he genuinely seems to think it’s there to prevent teenage suicide. Sadly that’s not something we can legislate away.
sober_disposition on
So the options are:
1) Stop watching porn (let’s be honest, that’s the one the people behind this really wanted)
2) Use a VPN to continue to watch porn as we always did
3) Watch porn on “unregulated” sites, whatever they are.
Has anyone actually done the age verification thing?
SpicyNoseClams on
Exposing normal people to increasingly unregulated porn was one hell of a move
soulsteela on
I got my kids to show me how to get past the ID requirements, it’s almost as if the people in charge are total incompetent lying jokers.
SecTeff on
Measure critics warn would push people towards less regulated sites pushes people towards less regulated sites shocker
TokyoBaguette on
Then the solution is 100% ID and 100% monitoring of all activity online.
/s just in case.
SidneySmut on
The National Society Against Wanking clutching their pearls again?
TheeBlaccPantha on
The focus should be on the below:
“Nearly 47 per cent of Brits said they had reduced the amount of pornography they watch since the age verification rules came into force”
This is good. The fact that some people will slip through the net by going to unregulated sites or using VPNs is worth the trade off.
VanicFanboy on
For anyone not using VPNs: if you go on the ofcom website and look up their Enforcement list and sort by the Online Safety Act.
There is a list of websites which are not complying (aka “not using age verification”).
Enjoy!
pajamakitten on
People were never going to give up their ID to random third party sites in response to the act. They were either going to find sites not asking for age verification, all of which have seen an increase in traffic, or they will head to the dark web (where even more extreme porn can get found). It is like expecting teenagers not to masturbate after you find a porn magazine in their room and confronting them about it: you just learn to hide the evidence better.
kebabish on
Surprised the house of commons on tv isn’t rated 18+. Lots of c*nts on there.
Plane-Trip-3928 on
Entirely predictable. That’s what happens with over regulation or criminalising of vices. No different to cannabis. You either let people get it in a safe way, or force them to do it black market. It was never the authorities job to keep kids off porn.
pulsatingsphincter on
Leave adults who pay tax & mind there own business alone!
JoelMahon on
ha, half? sure, sure, sure. I think 90% is closer to the real number.
conflicted-soulz on
Verification crackdown 🟰 new Epstein list coming soon 🤣
BeardMonk1 on
Yep, and we drove young people from the “clear web” onto encrypted platforms and apps where its hard to impossible to protect them and detect malicious activity. Well done!
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Prohibition doesn’t work.
Endless prudish nannying by politicians and lobby groups is getting tiresome. I’m starting to wish Reform do in fact win the next election if only because they will fuck it up so catastrophically that we can start anew from the smoking ruins.
Who would have guessed that this would happen – only everyone with even the slightest understanding of how the internet works.
The male urge to watch porn is unstoppable. The wanking will find a way.
It’s back to Limewire. Which by the way was the best stuff ever.
I could never
I’ve curated my xhamster algorithm to near perfection.
I couldn’t start from scratch every time.
I watch regulated sites, I just use a VPN to do it now.
That James O’Brien clip after the jump is so embarrassing for him. It’s a demonstration that he understands next to nothing about the internet and is finally being enlightened by a random caller. Despite this, he’s still a cheerleader for the OSA because he genuinely seems to think it’s there to prevent teenage suicide. Sadly that’s not something we can legislate away.
So the options are:
1) Stop watching porn (let’s be honest, that’s the one the people behind this really wanted)
2) Use a VPN to continue to watch porn as we always did
3) Watch porn on “unregulated” sites, whatever they are.
Has anyone actually done the age verification thing?
Exposing normal people to increasingly unregulated porn was one hell of a move
I got my kids to show me how to get past the ID requirements, it’s almost as if the people in charge are total incompetent lying jokers.
Measure critics warn would push people towards less regulated sites pushes people towards less regulated sites shocker
Then the solution is 100% ID and 100% monitoring of all activity online.
/s just in case.
The National Society Against Wanking clutching their pearls again?
The focus should be on the below:
“Nearly 47 per cent of Brits said they had reduced the amount of pornography they watch since the age verification rules came into force”
This is good. The fact that some people will slip through the net by going to unregulated sites or using VPNs is worth the trade off.
For anyone not using VPNs: if you go on the ofcom website and look up their Enforcement list and sort by the Online Safety Act.
There is a list of websites which are not complying (aka “not using age verification”).
Enjoy!
People were never going to give up their ID to random third party sites in response to the act. They were either going to find sites not asking for age verification, all of which have seen an increase in traffic, or they will head to the dark web (where even more extreme porn can get found). It is like expecting teenagers not to masturbate after you find a porn magazine in their room and confronting them about it: you just learn to hide the evidence better.
Surprised the house of commons on tv isn’t rated 18+. Lots of c*nts on there.
Entirely predictable. That’s what happens with over regulation or criminalising of vices. No different to cannabis. You either let people get it in a safe way, or force them to do it black market. It was never the authorities job to keep kids off porn.
Leave adults who pay tax & mind there own business alone!
ha, half? sure, sure, sure. I think 90% is closer to the real number.
Verification crackdown 🟰 new Epstein list coming soon 🤣
Yep, and we drove young people from the “clear web” onto encrypted platforms and apps where its hard to impossible to protect them and detect malicious activity. Well done!
[Oh my god that’s disgusting! Unregulated sites! Where! Where are these sites? ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/254/332/22f.jpg)