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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar…

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[–] 1984 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (39 children)

Porn is just not naked humans. It's not like art. And the behavior in those movies rubs off on teenage guys, so they start to behave like in the movies.

I mean, I still think adding health warning is stupid, but at the same time, we can't pretend porn doesn't influence people.

[–] lingh0e@lemmy.film 43 points 11 months ago (28 children)

The behavior of the actors in porn does not "rub off on" (lol) on the viewer any more than violent movies rub off on the viewer.

I'd be more concerned about the guys watching the assholes on YouTube making videos about how to be an "alpha male".

[–] 1984 6 points 11 months ago (26 children)

You are actually wrong about that. Do some web searches on it and you will see.

[–] jaye@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just because you thought something from a porn video was a good idea doesn't mean everyone else does.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

LMAO seriously. Hope this guy doesn't watch any crime TV shows either holy fuck.

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