UK government to force users to provide credit card details to access porn sites

[NinjaFletch]

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...troduced-porn-websites-uk-credit-card-details

This is quite possibly the daftest fecking idea I think I've ever seen, and there's a whole host of really fecking daft ideas when it comes to this government and the internet.

 

[VorZakone]

As if these measures will make the internet safer? That's their argument?

 

[Akshay]

I'm looking forward to them passing a new set of laws to curb growing credit card fraud in the near future, then.

 

[gormless]

It's weird. The UK government seems so much more against porn than other western countries governments

 

[NinjaFletch]

As if these measures will make the internet safer? That's their argument?

Whilst simultaneously trying to break encryption too...

 

[Siorac]

What if someone doesn't have a credit card? Will debit cards work? A quick google tells me you can get those in the UK if you're under 18.

 

[sullydnl]

I'm looking forward to them passing a new set of laws to curb growing credit card fraud in the near future, then.

Indeed.

 

[VeevaVee]

Authoritarian Britain. Well done Tory voters. Another instance of the world going backwards

 

[Damien]

What if someone doesn't have a credit card? Will debit cards work? A quick google tells me you can get those in the UK if you're under 18.

Nope.

 

[Marcelinho87]

It's weird. The UK government seems so much more against porn than other western countries governments

Our government is against the free internet full stop. That is the problem with old cranks running the show.

Feck her anyway VPN.

 

[Camy89]

Damn, looks like I'll have to download that free VPN.

Tories have cnuted me over in my job (NHS) and now they want to try and cnut me over in my free time.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

I'm looking forward to them passing a new set of laws to curb growing credit card fraud in the near future, then.

Indeed. The main law in force from almost all of these proposed measures on trying to police the Internet is that of Unintended Consequences. The government's stupidity on the backdoor on encryptions issue is bad enough, but this measure is arguably demonstrating a worse grasp of the facts.

 

[Dan]

Not sure how they're going to get US based sites to comply with this.

 

[dumbo]

Are bing images and tumblr about to get an age verification front end (I've been told they are popular with porn fans you understand). The entire web is saturated, like the carpet in the computer room. How would you even do this without a totalita..... Well how could they even fund it? Would the Tories sell the poor and disabled for fuel policy even net them sufficient funds? Seems like a logistical nightmare.

 

[VeevaVee]

totalita.....

Totalitorian regime

 

[Sweet Square]

Are bing images and tumblr about to get an age verification front end (I've been told they are popular with porn fans you understand). The entire web is saturated, like the carpet in the computer room. How would you even do this without a totalita..... Well how could they even fund it? Would the Tories sell the poor and disabled for fuel policy even net them sufficient funds? Seems like a logistical nightmare.

I'm pretty sure there was a story going around recendely about MPs trying to stop online abuse and the answer they came up with was to get twitter to ban unofficial accounts. Lucky it seems they have not idea how the internet works.

 

[dumbo]

Totalitorian regime

Hey that works!

 

[Damien]

I'm guessing newspaper sites like The Sun who frequently show tits will be immune from this

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40308...redit-card-details-from-2018-to-protect-kids/

Spoiler: features images of a tory that may cause distress

 

[NinjaFletch]

I'm guessing newspaper sites like The Sun who frequently show tits will be immune from this

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40308...redit-card-details-from-2018-to-protect-kids/

Spoiler: features images of a tory that may cause distress

My eyes for gods sake.

 

[dumbo]

Also from the Sun article:

Online porn has been blamed for damaging development and decision-making and has been seen by 65 per cent of 15 to 16-year-olds.

The three wise spanking the monkeys.

 

[rcoobc]

 

[rcoobc]

It's weird. The UK government seems so much more against porn than other western countries governments

The tories are basically that woman from the Simpsons screaming "won't somebody please think of the children"

 

[SqueakyWeasel]

This is what happens when you don't want those meddling Eurocrats making the rules

With Brexit sending inflation through the roof, a closer relationship with Trump and now no internet porn you'd think they actually want people to leave the country, Not for Love Island either!

 

[Giggsy92]

Online pornography, which experts say can damage a child’s development and decision-making, has been seen by 65% of 15 to 16-year-olds

Conclusion: 35% of 15 to 16-year-olds are liars.

 

[SteveJ]

I blame 2MM's thread.

 

[iammemphis]

Oh good another way to fall foul of credit card fraud.

 

[WackyWengerWorld]

TBF there is a problem with children/teens being overly exposed to pornography amongst other online threats. Having violent porn as a guide to healthy gender relationships isn't a good influence and porn as a whole probably isn't with young peoples resulting relationship and personal expectations.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Conclusion: 35% of 15 to 16-year-olds are liars.

The study also found that 28% of children may have stumbled across pornography while 19% had searched for it deliberately.

Make that 81%

 

[Adisa]

Conclusion: 35% of 15 to 16-year-olds are liars.

Too true.

 

[SteveJ]

A government opposed to free school meals doesn't give a damn about children.

 

[NinjaFletch]

TBF there is a problem with children/teens being overly exposed to pornography amongst other online threats. Having violent porn as a guide to healthy gender relationships isn't a good influence and porn as a whole probably isn't with young peoples resulting relationship and personal expectations.

That's not the argument here though, the argument is that giving your credit card details to dodgy websites is a really fecking stupid idea.

 

[WackyWengerWorld]

So thus far at least 2 people who lack IT skills on this thread ready to commit credit card threat in order to maintain their porn addiction. The Torries are right, this stuff is no good for you at all. It's like Crack Porncaine

 

[rcoobc]

A government opposed to free school meals doesn't give a damn about children.

Dont worry, they're still getting an 8p breakfast

 

[WackyWengerWorld]

That's not the argument here though, the argument is that giving your credit card details to dodgy websites is a really fecking stupid idea.

Well that's fair enough. Although technically you can charge anything back that you haven't agreed to pay for.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

All this because British parents are too embarrassed to actually talk to their kids.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

I don't understand the tories fixation on porn.

 

[Rightnr]

This fossil with her opinions from the 90s needs to be kicked out of politics asap. The UK feels like it's Tea Party run at times nowadays.

 

[Green_Red]

Clearly a thread for the serious wankers amongst us...

Just revert to the old fashioned wank bank and some imagination. It's healthier.

If the government are worried about child welfare porn sites are easily blocked with simple DNS servers.

 

[Green_Red]

What if someone doesn't have a credit card? Will debit cards work? A quick google tells me you can get those in the UK if you're under 18.

Worried are you?

 

[villain]

Do the Tories actually understand what the internet is?