Digital Economy Bill: MPs to greenlight ISP porn blocking plan

"Twitter, Facebook-based porn is much tougher technical nut to crack," admits minister.

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"In other news Tor Browser and Opera* downloads saw a very sharp rise in the first quarter of 2017 in the UK".

*(Opera 40+ includes a free VPN client with, as of yet, unlimited data)

 

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Thunderforge8[/url]":yxua3oeg]In the United States, there has been a lot of discussion about the increasing problem of sexual assault and rape, and pornography is something that is often considered as a possible link. There's certainly been high profile cases, like serial killer rapist Ted Bundy calling an interview hours before his execution to say that his addiction to pornography, and the constant craving for more that came from it, was what he believed ultimately led him to his reprehensible behaviors.

While the plural of anecdote is not data (and not all who view pornography will become serial rapists), I do understand the desire to keep kids from viewing pornography at an early age and in such great quantities if there is even a slight chance that it will lower sexual assault in society as a whole. I'm not qualified to say whether or not this sort of bill would be effective in doing so, but I can definitely understand the desire to have it passed.

In (largely Muslim) countries where pornography is illegal sexual assaults and rapes are much more frequent. Some psychiatrists speculate that one of porn's functions is to cool out the libido. So, regardless of what Ted Buddy says (who would naturally say anything in support of his defense, probably under his attorney's advice - I've known quite a few people who have committed ritual murders that blame.. black metal for it) your argument is not supported by any evidence.