A House of Commons committee is set to study legislation proposed by Independent Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne that would require Canadians to verify their age to access porn online.

  • Jay
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    9 months ago

    I’m in my 50’s and never had issues finding porn/alcohol/drugs when I was under 18, even though I was in a religious area for part of it.

    These people are sniffing glue if they actually think this bill will do anything other than erode privacy.

    At best all it will do is lead kids away from normal sites and towards the sketchy parts of the web where things get even weirder.

    • Daniel Quinn
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      9 months ago

      The goal is to erode privacy, and the pearl clutching about children is always the excuse. There are a lot of groups who want to eliminate privacy online: cops, copyright holders, and religious nuts to name a few. They’re the ones driving this stuff.

      • Jay
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        159 months ago

        I’m kind of disappointed that the Ndp voted in favor of this bullshit plan.

        • Daniel Quinn
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          119 months ago

          Ugh. I hadn’t heard. I expected better, but the NDP have been a terrible disappointment in the last decade or so.

          • Jay
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            89 months ago

            Ya, it seems every time they take a step or two forward they somehow end up taking a step back again.