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Pornhub pulls out of Montana, NC as age-verification battle rages on (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by pret2xyz@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 48 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's like mandating all cars need to have an ignition interlock because some people drive drunk.

[–] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

or a real example that most newer cars have a "check rear seat for occupant" alert because some people forget their babies in the backseat and they die...

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

The difference is that the people involved there are adults and there is no equivalent to the parent responsible for their behaviour so a technical solution makes more sense there.