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Porn Bill
From the 15th of July the UK will implement the Digital Economy Bill which will ask users of porn sites for age verification...which is set at 18.
https:/ /www.th eweek.c o.uk/92 571/uk- porn-bl ock-dig ital-ec onomy-a ct-to-l imit-ac cess-to -adult- sites
All well and good if it protects children. But does it?
How come that people can get married and have lawful sexual relations at 16 years of age but a 17 yr old who wants a bit of masturbation material cant access such sites?
Not meaning to be contentious here but 17 year old single males are as much sexual beings as 16 yr old married couples.
For what its worth, I had my first sexual encounter at 15 and was viewing porn a long time before that. (and no, it didn't demean women in my experience)
Why this discrepancy that 16 year olds can enjoy a sexual relationship (and in which ever way they wish) but cant view others doing the same until they are 18?
UK age of consent between 2 adults, 16 years.
Age to use masturbation aids, 18 years.
Bonkers!
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All well and good if it protects children. But does it?
How come that people can get married and have lawful sexual relations at 16 years of age but a 17 yr old who wants a bit of masturbation material cant access such sites?
Not meaning to be contentious here but 17 year old single males are as much sexual beings as 16 yr old married couples.
For what its worth, I had my first sexual encounter at 15 and was viewing porn a long time before that. (and no, it didn't demean women in my experience)
Why this discrepancy that 16 year olds can enjoy a sexual relationship (and in which ever way they wish) but cant view others doing the same until they are 18?
UK age of consent between 2 adults, 16 years.
Age to use masturbation aids, 18 years.
Bonkers!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I suspect it's a 'foot in the door' just in case we do leave the EU.
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If you were replying to me Woofgang I suppose I just want to stress that the exist of erotic graffiti, etc, at Pompeii proves the point I was making, ie I was replying to Theland's mistaken impression that porn is "new". Indeed, there's even some erotic prose/poetry in the Bible, in the form of Song of Songs.
AOG: not sure, but I don't know how they would have enforced such an age restriction if it was in place.
AOG: not sure, but I don't know how they would have enforced such an age restriction if it was in place.