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Hackers prove age verification systems on pornography sites can be bypassed in seconds (news.sky.com)

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Using widely available technology, well-known ethical hackers Chris Kubecka and Paula Popovici quickly accessed numerous pornography sites without ever verifying their ages.

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[–] stefenauris@pawb.social 6 points 2 days ago

exactly, people were learning about sexual things before the internet, before TV even. Sex is normal, (just as much as being asexual is also normal), and having sex present in our culture and society is a part of that.