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submitted 7 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A House of Commons committee is set to study legislation proposed by Independent Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne that would require Canadians to verify their age to access porn online.

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"Sex harms the youth" has been established lore since the Victorian age, when hiding it in the first place was a new project driven by religious concerns. Nobody questions it because nobody wants to look like a pedophile (which, for the record, are bad).

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Harms the youth isn't even the best anti-pornography argument. Sexual exploitation and sex trafficking are concerns. But that's more of an issue with unethical porn (always watch ethically sourced porn folks!)

On the other hand, since the age of internet porn, sexual irresponsibility, teen sex, rape, and divorce have all declined. (Correlation)

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Shhh! Don't mention the actual numbers! The old days were better, and the kids are rotten! /s

It's not the best argument, but it's the main one that you can't directly undercut at this point. If you say it's exploitative, well, it doesn't have to be, and many people know it. If you admit it's about your religion/culture, well, maybe it's not mine, and I'll even say maybe it's not good, and that's also a position people appreciate.

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