Senate Bill Aims at Web Porn Sites

SirMoby · 2007-04-13, 12:07 AM

I'm all for flagging sites but checking the flag at registration just means that it could be removed later. I think there are already ways to flag sites and now it's just a matter of education.

Yes, a well known lawyer in Florida that is probably pushing for this has also submitted a patent for the date script. That means he could get a law approved that requires his and only his software to be used.

While I'm all for keeping kids out, I'm shocked at the statistic of 90% of kids have viewed pornography online. 35 years ago 90% of the kids viewed pornography through some father's collection of magazines.

I hate to tell them that nothing has changed.

Since we don't seem to be regulating ourselves ...

Maj. Stress · 2007-04-13, 12:31 AM

The bill also would require adult websites to have a clean homepage that asks a visitor to enter his or her birth date before allowing passage to pornographic pages.
I don't really like that part. They would be taking away the prime ad spots (at least in my view of things). That would give an unfair advantage to webmasters that don't fall under the jurisdiction of this law. At least it's not a law yet. Hopefully there is some small chance of intelligent life in the Capitol.

Allfetish · 2007-04-16, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

The bill also would require adult websites to have a clean homepage that asks a visitor to enter his or her birth date before allowing passage to pornographic pages.
I don't really like that part. They would be taking away the prime ad spots (at least in my view of things). That would give an unfair advantage to webmasters that don't fall under the jurisdiction of this law. At least it's not a law yet. Hopefully there is some small chance of intelligent life in the Capitol.

That is a good point. One side effect of all this (inclusive of 2257) is that it hurts US webmasters to the benefit of foreign webmasters.

Also the idea of a flag or otherwise keeping kids out is grand and all...but you know the government will want to always go further. Licensing required to own an adult domain....complete with a "fee" (tax) and of course the typical bullshit like filling out an application, going through background checks and such too. What a great way to raise money and who will complain if you tax the mean old perverted adult webmasters!! I would not be surprised if all this were not far behind that. It is hard to trust them when clearly they do not respect the industry.

2007-04-13, 12:07 AM	#1
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	I'm all for flagging sites but checking the flag at registration just means that it could be removed later. I think there are already ways to flag sites and now it's just a matter of education. Yes, a well known lawyer in Florida that is probably pushing for this has also submitted a patent for the date script. That means he could get a law approved that requires his and only his software to be used. While I'm all for keeping kids out, I'm shocked at the statistic of 90% of kids have viewed pornography online. 35 years ago 90% of the kids viewed pornography through some father's collection of magazines. I hate to tell them that nothing has changed. Since we don't seem to be regulating ourselves ...

2007-04-13, 12:31 AM	#2
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	The bill also would require adult websites to have a clean homepage that asks a visitor to enter his or her birth date before allowing passage to pornographic pages. I don't really like that part. They would be taking away the prime ad spots (at least in my view of things). That would give an unfair advantage to webmasters that don't fall under the jurisdiction of this law. At least it's not a law yet. Hopefully there is some small chance of intelligent life in the Capitol.