Adult Content & Minors

[Prospero]

I doubt if netnanny pages, warnings or those things that require you to promise you "are of age" before entering have any effect whatsoever. The only way the industry could really stop minors seeing the sort of stuff the sites offer to adults is to always charge.
Sadly that would mean sites like this as well.

[GroobySteven]

I doubt if netnanny pages, warnings or those things that require you to promise you "are of age" before entering have any effect whatsoever. The only way the industry could really stop minors seeing the sort of stuff the sites offer to adults is to always charge.
Sadly that would mean sites like this as well.

They work if the parents have installed the software.

[Jericho]

They work if the parents have installed the software.

So, you agree it's down to the parents?

[GroobySteven]

So, you agree it's down to the parents?

Parents have to install the software or limit their access/machines but websites need to ensure they're complying and attempting to block minors also. A lot of this software doesn't work just by itself.

[GrimFusion]

Quote for motherfukintruth!
If you can't watch the little shitters, don't have!

I think it essentially boils down to this argument, although I don't think it's fair.
People's lives change, and all too commonly these days both parents have to work, and some even work multiple jobs. I'd hate to support the idea that most parents don't have the time to watch after their children, but take a hard look at today's youth and tell me otherwise.

Kids are going to be kids. I knew how to sidestep a proxy by the time I was 12 and of course I used it to surf porn. There is no fool-proof way of blocking websites outside of simply not having an internet connection. Kids that want to get around restrictions will probably find a way.

ISPs should never be allowed to block website content they don't host. I don't see how they could be any more effective than parental control software anyhow. For all of the sites that use content rating systems, there are thousands of other adult websites which don't. The only effective way for an ISP to block all adult content is to operate off of a filtered white-list; effectively blocking ALL domains until they're each individually deemed acceptable and added. I certainly don't want my ISP to determine what is worthy of my attention and what isn't.

[trish]

I think the children should decide.

[GrimFusion]

I think the children should decide.

40% of the vote would be "I like turdles".
How would that work to the benefit of anybody?

[sunairco]

I would put the onus of responibility on the parents and leave the choices to their beliefs rather then force censorship on everyone. In the end, it's the parents responsible for their children, not the state, religious figures, or anyone else.