UK govt wants all porn sites to prove you're adults

[Greater-London]

A lot of them are. Not all of them, but most of them.

Neither are UKIP policy.

Who is "a lot of them", as in numbers or which figures?. Also is this about the death penalty or criminalizing homosexuality?

[Britannic Realms]

A lot of them are. Not all of them, but most of them.

Neither are UKIP policy.

Who is "a lot of them", as in numbers or which figures?. Also is this about the death penalty or criminalizing homosexuality?

People like that chap who said that the floods were caused by gay marriage.

Although my original comment was making fun of the right-wingness of Farage and UKIP.

[Greater-London]

People like that chap who said that the floods were caused by gay marriage.

Although my original comment was making fun of the right-wingness of Farage and UKIP.

One UKIP Councillor, who opposes gay marriage but that doesnt mean he seeks the criminalization of homosexuality ...

As a joke its good and proper as a serious political comment its not the best.

[Voltrovia]

People like that chap who said that the floods were caused by gay marriage.

Although my original comment was making fun of the right-wingness of Farage and UKIP.

One UKIP Councillor, who opposes gay marriage but that doesnt mean he seeks the criminalization of homosexuality ...

As a joke its good and proper as a serious political comment its not the best.

I gather said UKIP councillor wasn't telling it a joke format when he actually first said it.

[Greater-London]

I gather said UKIP councillor wasn't telling it a joke format when he actually first said it.

No he wasnt at all, I don't think he pretends that.

I was referencing Britain Realms when they joked that UKIP supported the death penalty and criminilizing homosexuality.

[Alcase]

I'm 18 on porn sites.

[Imperializt Russia]

When I read the thread title, I was about to laugh about how clicking "I am over 18" does jack-all.

But I find that hilarious.

David Cameron now wants us to hand over credit card details or personal information, both of which the government has spent years telling us to never give out... and give them over to porn sites.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

This is ridiculous on a whole extra level.

[Great Nepal]

...the second poll option should be "fuck the troy government... on camera"... just saying.

[Dreadful Sagittarius]

And so Cameron provides more fodder for the 'state tyranny is coming!' crowd. Can't say I blame them, and I think it's a damn shame we allow any public bitch like him to talk about faith. If he wants to be PM he can put up and shut up.

[Voltrovia]

I gather said UKIP councillor wasn't telling it a joke format when he actually first said it.

No he wasnt at all, I don't think he pretends that.

I was referencing Britain Realms when they joked that UKIP supported the death penalty and criminilizing homosexuality.

I got the joke and merely tried to carry it on. I know that we are all well aware that the councillor was very much in support of his statement, which was a political one, when he made it. It is somewhat saddening that views such as these still carry such currency and weight that he was able to say it to what was a receptive audience (was it a pamphlet or an actual speech?).

Advocating giving out credit card details to dodgy websites is hardly a pillar of responsible government and such a thing could never reach the statute books. Credit card fraud would skyrocket purely as a result of people more or less giving their details to every non-state-approved website they visit.

[Magna Libero]

Why do people hate so much porn? It should be available for everyone. Children, pedophiles or foreigners or whatever are not an exception. I think it's an important experience to watch porn or sex. While there are some forms that might not always be the most educating I have to say that the majority is just fine on realism. If it's not, then brains might be applied and the pornographic or sexual content could be used for entertainment.

It's not only wrong to ban porn from children and regulate it to adults only, it's also horribly inefficient. There would have to be harsh regulations on things like Japanese porn cartoons and social media (snapchat). Perhaps some age restrictions on calling someone with phones should be implemented, because of the sexual content on telephone sex that some people are exposed to, hmm?

I don't understand why a site should even be responsible for its content. I mean let the shit just flow or something like in style of 4chan or something.

[Marcurix]

Having look at this further, i have to say there are few sources on this topic.

[Xsyne]

I don't understand why a site should even be responsible for its content. I mean let the shit just flow or something like in style of 4chan or something.

You do realize that 4chan has been taken down by the FBI on numerous occasions due to people using it to share child porn, right?

[Multifarity]

Having look at this further, i have to say there are few sources on this topic.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1401914.ece

[Greater-London]

I got the joke and merely tried to carry it on. I know that we are all well aware that the councillor was very much in support of his statement, which was a political one, when he made it. It is somewhat saddening that views such as these still carry such currency and weight that he was able to say it to what was a receptive audience (was it a pamphlet or an actual speech?).

Ahhh I see, sorry I'm having a very slow Easter Sunday!

[Torisakia]

A better question is: Why are children's parents not monitoring what their child views on the Internet?

I don't blame the Tory gov't for pushing this, but they really have to find the actual reasoning behind this.

[Marcurix]

Having look at this further, i have to say there are few sources on this topic.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1401914.ece

That's my point.

The Sunday Times and two largely unheard of new sites, this topic itself comes up on the first page of the Google search.

[Voltrovia]

I got the joke and merely tried to carry it on. I know that we are all well aware that the councillor was very much in support of his statement, which was a political one, when he made it. It is somewhat saddening that views such as these still carry such currency and weight that he was able to say it to what was a receptive audience (was it a pamphlet or an actual speech?).

Ahhh I see, sorry I'm having a very slow Easter Sunday!

That makes two of us!

I doubt that this will ever become law - remember Labour's Mansion Tax. That lasted for a week until Labour realised that asking inner-city Londoners to vote for a 20,000 tax rise would probably jeopardise their plans to gain hold of the inner London Tory semi-safe seats come election-time. I am no fan of complacency but I genuinely feel that this is probably going to go away.

[Multifarity]

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1401914.ece

That's my point.

The Sunday Times and two largely unheard of new sites, this topic itself comes up on the first page of the Google search.

I don't know... The Times is a pretty big newspaper, they're not going to have put this up without fact checking.
The lack of sources might be because it's literally just been announced.

[Marcurix]

That's my point.

The Sunday Times and two largely unheard of new sites, this topic itself comes up on the first page of the Google search.

I don't know... The Times is a pretty big newspaper, they're not going to have put this up without fact checking.
The lack of sources might be because it's literally just been announced.

You hold more confidence in newspapers than i do.

[Voltrovia]

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1401914.ece

That's my point.

The Sunday Times and two largely unheard of new sites, this topic itself comes up on the first page of the Google search.

It was on the front page of the Sunday Times and nowhere else. These two sites have probably cloned it. The Times doesn't do much in the way of libelous content and it's Easter Sunday. Wait for the weekday papers.

[Multifarity]

I don't know... The Times is a pretty big newspaper, they're not going to have put this up without fact checking.
The lack of sources might be because it's literally just been announced.

You hold more confidence in newspapers than i do.

They're biased and corrupt and purposefully misleading and self-serving, but they're not stu-... Okay I see your point.

[Magna Libero]

I don't understand why a site should even be responsible for its content. I mean let the shit just flow or something like in style of 4chan or something.

You do realize that 4chan has been taken down by the FBI on numerous occasions due to people using it to share child porn, right?

I haven't heard about that. So, what's the problem, except for FBI abusing their authority?

[Imperializt Russia]

You do realize that 4chan has been taken down by the FBI on numerous occasions due to people using it to share child porn, right?

I haven't heard about that. So, what's the problem, except for FBI abusing their authority?

The production, sharing (including transaction) and viewing of child pornography are all illegal under US federal (I assume) law.
4chan is a site hosted in the US, serving primarily US users.

4chan is completely within the FBI's remit to target for child pornography offences.

[Greater-London]

You do realize that 4chan has been taken down by the FBI on numerous occasions due to people using it to share child porn, right?

I haven't heard about that. So, what's the problem, except for FBI abusing their authority?

How are they abusing their authority? child pornography is a crime. It makes sense for the FBI to take down a page that shows it.