Filter porn

Perspectives

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

In order to avoid this, I believe all porn should be filtered from the internet, with the option for an adult to 'opt in' if they wish to view porn. This protects our young people and at the same time gives adults a choice, whether to view it or not. I'd like to see this initiative spread across the entire EU.

biko

Are you from Iceland?

sea_monkey

nope

Nemeses

Perspectives wrote: »

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

In order to avoid this, I believe all porn should be filtered from the internet, with the option for an adult to 'opt in' if they wish to view porn. This protects our young people and at the same time gives adults a choice, whether to view it or not. I'd like to see this initiative spread across the entire EU.

Bahahahaha....


lol

lertsnim

Perspectives wrote: »

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

In order to avoid this, I believe all porn should be filtered from the internet, with the option for an adult to 'opt in' if they wish to view porn. This protects our young people and at the same time gives adults a choice, whether to view it or not. I'd like to see this initiative spread across the entire EU.

How do you propose that they block it from underage people?

donvito99

Won't someone please think of the children single men between the ages of 16 and 35.

Sauve

That'd be something like 90% of the internet gone.
It just wouldn't work.

Sauve

donvito99 wrote: »

Won't someone please think of the children single men between the ages of 16 and 35.

Of course, sure women don't watch porn at all.

Bits_n_Bobs

What we need to do is close the internet down and go back to innocent halcyon days when no-one had the butt-seks.

Nemeses

Sauve wrote: »

Of course, sure women don't watch porn at all.

They just star in it is all....

jester77

And where would it end, next people will want to ban pictures of cigarettes, tobacco companies and alcohol sites from the web.

Maybe monitor your own web usage and setup filters at home if you are that concerned!

hatrickpatrick

Perspectives wrote: »

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

Why can't it?

Dravokivich

The internet should never have been made public. It should have been kept solely as a means for distributing porn within the US Military and Academics.

Denis322

I'd be in favour of removing ads for 'hot singles in your area' while I'm doing work or on facebook :pac:

As for controlling access to the sites, there's not much you can do, "hello eircom? Here's my account details. If you could let me have access to the following sites..."

Perspectives

biko wrote: »

Are you from Iceland?

No biko but I like the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/iceland-crackdown-internet-porn

However, the difference here is the adults can contact their internet provider and ask to be opted into access of porn. Young teenagers are being exposed to this material and as adults it's our responsibility to look out for them.

Gbear

So we get inconvenienced because ****ty parents can't get a handle on their kids use of technology?

Don't get them smartphones, limit internet, etc etc. It's just bloody laziness and ignorance to expect the government to do your job for you.

Nemeses

Denis322 wrote: »

I'd be in favour of removing ads for 'hot singles in your area' while I'm doing work or on facebook :pac:

This is why we have ad-block plugins

FearDark

They have porn on the internet now?

starviewadams

Or y'know,people could just keep an eye on their kids.

**Vai**

If you're serious OP....lol. Ill just flip the porn switch to "off" and we can get on with our lives.

If not, is the the worst example of trolling in recent AH history?

Nemeses

starviewadams wrote: »

Or y'know,people could just keep an eye on their kids.

That requires efforts. Leave the kids learn about the birds and the bees.

Sure what harm?

stefan idiot jones

Perspectives wrote: »

Young teens are being exposed to this material and as adults it's our responsibility to look out for them.

As a young teen in the eighties, that's all I was looking for in dens and sheds etc.

Bits_n_Bobs

Perspectives wrote: »

No biko but I like the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/iceland-crackdown-internet-porn

However, the difference here is the adults can contact their internet provider and ask to be opted into access of porn. Young teenagers are being exposed to this material and as adults it's our responsibility to look out for them.

Guardian reader. Explains everything.

kunst nugget

Sauve wrote: »

That'd be something like 90% of the internet gone.
It just wouldn't work.

36% of the internet I think was the statistic used in the Sunday Times. Someone can correct me on that but it's there or thereabouts. Personally I can't see the problem of an 'opt in' option on a device or on your wifi. If you're old enough to pay the bills for your own phone or wifi then have your jollies all you want.

ImDave

"If Porn was removed from the internet, there would only be one website left. It would be called Bring Back The Porn"

kc90

Perspectives wrote: »

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

In order to avoid this, I believe all porn should be filtered from the internet, with the option for an adult to 'opt in' if they wish to view porn. This protects our young people and at the same time gives adults a choice, whether to view it or not. I'd like to see this initiative spread across the entire EU.

Young children seeing porn on the internet is the parents problem. I don't believe a parent could have such a lapse in judgement, that they would allow a young child use the internet alone.

What's the problem with teenagers viewing porn?

Edit: i wish i could make that last sentence sound less icky

mailforkev

Perspectives wrote: »

Because porn is so accessible and free on the internet nowadays, even young children/ teenagers are viewing/getting exposed to it. I hope we all agree this can't continue.

In order to avoid this, I believe all porn should be filtered from the internet, with the option for an adult to 'opt in' if they wish to view porn. This protects our young people and at the same time gives adults a choice, whether to view it or not. I'd like to see this initiative spread across the entire EU.

Or how about you filter out the adult content in your own home (which is not too difficult), parent your own children, and leave the rest of us alone.

Perspectives

kc90 wrote: »

Young children seeing porn on the internet is the parents problem. I don't believe a parent could have such a lapse in judgement, that they would allow a young child use the internet alone.
What's the problem with teenagers viewing porn?

I hope you're joking??

biko

If you are a parent use OpenDNS to filter out porn. There also other "netnanny" programs out there.

Perspectives

mailforkev wrote: »

Or how about you filter out the adult content in your own home (which is not too difficult), parent your own children, and leave the rest of us alone.

That would be great in an ideal world.... now back to reality! ;-)

Perspectives

biko wrote: »

If you are a parent use OpenDNS to filter out porn. There also other "netnanny" programs out there.

Meanwhile they access/receive porn from other sources. Nice idea, hasn't been effective.

kc90

Perspectives wrote: »

I hope you're joking??

Are you going to answer the question or should I assume that your opinion is enough?

Dravokivich

kunst nugget wrote: »

36% of the internet I think was the statistic used in the Sunday Times. Someone can correct me on that but it's there or thereabouts. Personally I can't see the problem of an 'opt in' option on a device or on your wifi. If you're old enough to pay the bills for your own phone or wifi then have your jollies all you want.

Things that are opt in, are usually not very obvious or well publicised. The default should never be off, and there is an opt out for people if they want to prevent youngers from accessing it.

kc90

Perspectives wrote: »

That would be great in an ideal world.... now back to reality! ;-)

Are you saying parents shouldn't take responsibility of their own children?

kunst nugget

mailforkev wrote: »

Or how about you filter out the adult content in your own home (which is not too difficult), parent your own children, and leave the rest of us alone.

Tbf, it's not about not allowing everyone else access to pornography, everyone would have the option if they wanted to look at pornography or not. You would just have to 'opt in' on whatever device you were using. So, when your teenager gets a new phone, you as the parent could set it to 'opt out'. As much as you try to police your kids with the internet, you're hardly going to be able to stand behind them 24 hours a day.

Bits_n_Bobs

OP joined boards today and posts about removing pron from the interwebz. Hmmm.....

Perspectives

kc90 wrote: »

Are you going to answer the question or should I assume that your opinion is enough?

Nice avoidance technique to avoid your initial illogical statement.:eek:

TPD

The responsibility should be squarely on the person paying for the internet connection. If you can't be bothered figuring out how to monitor and filter your child's access then you've only yourself to blame when they end up felching hot singles in their area.

shruikan2553

Keep the internet with no blocks and allow people to block stuff they dont want people seeing on their WiFi the internet at my grandparents came with a block by default and it kept blocking non porn websites

Genghiz Cohen

First they came for our porn, but I kept silent as I did not watch it.
Then they came for our political sites, but I kept silent as I did not read them.

Etc.

fortjames

it should be blocked for everyone unless you want to watch it, your choice, ask to unlock it from its source

Noxin

This is all I have to say!

Mr Benevolent

donvito99 wrote: »

Won't someone please think of the children single men between the ages of 16 and 35.

Single men? Married men pull the mickey off themselves twice as much as single men. They don't just get no sex, they get negative sex.

Perspectives

I believe it is only a matter of time before this is implemented. It's already been discussed in the UK. Once the ball gets rolling, it'll be EU wide.

All liberties are protected, adults will still have access. The reason they are talking about this is former methods to protect kids from seeing porn have failed.

Nemeses

OP, You're having a laugh.

Whatever the kids do on the net is the parents responsibility. I think that is straight forward enough.

Sex Education was taught to me at the age of 11 in the school I went too. Should be applied elsewhere. Sex is not a sin! Its normal.

Do you also want to close down or censore TV channels like Babestation and playboy?
Do you want all the places closed down such as "The Gentlemens Club" etc
Do you want to censor the whole world and let everyone be molly collied?


Porn has been on the planet since humans have...


Thats a fricken long time!

kunst nugget

Dravokivich wrote: »

Things that are opt in, are usually not very obvious or well publicised. The default should never be off, and there is an opt out for people if they want to prevent youngers from accessing it.

I don't think it wouldn't really matter if it was an opt in or opt out system to be honest. If it's an opt out you'll sort yourself if you're a parent and if it's an opt in you'll sort yourself out if you want to look at pornography.

kc90

Perspectives wrote: »

Nice avoidance technique to avoid your initial illogical statement.:eek:

You have yet to provide background to your claims. Now, I'll give you it's common sense why young children shouldn't be exposed to porn.
What is illogical about a teenager having a tug?

Hoop66

kc90 wrote: »

Are you going to answer the question or should I assume that your opinion is enough?

I'll *ahem* take a stab at it:

Unrealistic sexual expectations?
Normalisation of violence in sex?

Perspectives

Nemeses wrote: »

OP, You're having a laugh.

Whatever the kids do on the net is the parents responsibility. I think that is straight forward enough.

Sex Education was taught to me at the age of 11 in the school I went too. Should be applied elsewhere. Sex is not a sin! Its normal.

Do you also want to close down or censore TV channels like Babestation and playboy?
Do you want all the places closed down such as "The Gentlemens Club" etc
Do you want to censor the whole world and let everyone be molly collied?


Porn has been on the planet since humans have...


Thats a fricken long time!

Google 'brain on porn' to educate yourself. I personally don't want kids seeing porn of any kind. And hardcore/ violent porn is now widespread on the net. That's not healthy sexual development education for young teenagers now is it?

**Vai**

kc90 wrote: »

What is illogical about a teenager having a tug?

Its not illogical, just unsafe. Most of us would have exploded as teenagers if we didn't have a tug.

**Vai**

Perspectives wrote: »

Google 'brain on porn' to educate yourself. I personally don't want kids seeing porn of any kind. And hardcore/ violent porn is now widespread on the net. That's not healthy sexual development education for young teenagers now is it?

Its healthier for those in their late teens to see what happens rather than have it blocked from their lives as used to be the way in this country.