Summary

Several U.S. states have enacted laws requiring pornography sites, such as PornHub, to implement age verification to prevent minors’ access, prompting the site’s parent company, Aylo, to block access in affected states.

Proponents argue these laws protect children, while critics highlight privacy risks, inefficiencies, and potential censorship.

These measures reflect growing social conservatism, with some advocates aiming to restrict adult content broadly.

While privacy-focused age verification methods exist, regulatory clarity is lacking.

Critics warn these laws may suppress responsible platforms, favoring unregulated alternatives, and escalate broader culture wars around sexuality and LGBTQ+ rights.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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        In my experience these type of verifications require you to look forward, then to the right, then to the left, acquiring a 3 dimensional data plot. Which cannot be done with a picture. Maybe if you had 3 pictures.

        “Why does your son carry around a mannequin?”

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        2 days ago

        Yes, for example. Not sure what the “why” is supposed to be for? At what point to you disagree?

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          I meant that there’s no need to fool the ai, the system is fundamentally flawed from the start.

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            So to you it is not fooling the AI if you present someone else? Where would fooling start?