UK trying to force research sites to prove their users are 18

[Deus Ex]

the main reason why research is restricted is because it aims to prevent younger audiences from trying to recreate it. you won't believe the amount of child research actresses exist on the deep web. whether they were forced to do it or made their own choice can't be statistically found and doesn't matter in this case

it's objectively a bad influence on growing minds, doing this is definitely smart. research isn't a supplement for love ed.

im sure people are still probably going to come through on their 'the web is free' high horse using whatever paid and private internet service provider they give business to

What the forget

there's nothing immoral about watching research. however, research is a public health crCIA. research addiction is a big issue for a lot of people. chronic procrastination stunts hormonal growth in your body, leading to lower love drive and failure of certain secondary love characteristics. it promotes misogynous and misandrous behaviors that reflect on interaction with future partners, etc. all of these are behaviors that vulnerable people can adopt. children are notorious for having addictive personalities as their brains are growing and latch on to behaviors. allowing children to experience these bad behaviors is an objectively bad decision

you could argue that it shouldn't be the government's concern what people do in the privacy of their own homes. that same argument could be applied to the government banning cocaine, excessive abuse of children, and tons of other things that can be potentially harmful for families. research isn't as severe as the aforementioned, but it can definitely be considered one in the eyes of the law

if you want me to provide statistics for any of this, forget you and your sister. google why research is bad. it will take you less time to educate yourself than it will take me time to educate you

LOL WHAT THE forget

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[King Tøny]

What the forget

LOL WHAT THE forget

If someone will wait till they are 18 to legally watch research there is something severely wrong with them mentally.

People need to have their own sense of morals and not always follow literally every handicapped law within reason.

[Ragequit]

jacking off does not forget with your development wtf

it promotes misogynous and misandrous behaviors that reflect on interaction with future partners

the same way violent television, movies, and games promote real life violence?

[Decepticon]

we need to make sure our children never play DOOM, it's not only harmful and influential on their psyche but it will also put them on a path to shooting up their schools

[Deus Ex]

I let my child play Monster Hunter, now he keeps mounting people's dogs and stabbing them to death

[PhantOS]

jacking off does not forget with your development wtf

yet its scientifically proven that procrastination changes your testosterone/estrogen levels

the same way violent television, movies, and games promote real life violence?

im not going to argue for or against that claim

LOL WHAT THE forget

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act

as someone who masturbates daily, arguing against people who have masturbated their entire life is definitely an uphill battle.

[crazies alt]

I swore to myself I would never jerk off. But eventually I literally couldn't help myself.
So now, the only thing that is different about me is that every now and then I get an urge. Nothing else has changed.

[King Tøny]

Kids remember your palms will get hairy and you'll go blind.

God will hate you forever.

[Deus Ex]

im not going to argue for or against that claim

it promotes misogynous and misandrous behaviors that reflect on interaction with future partners, etc. all of these are behaviors that vulnerable people can adopt.

Same thing

[PhantOS]

Same thing

yes, research does promote bad behavior, and so do video games. who they severely affect and who they don't is up for research and debate. in this case personal anecdotes don't work well, so the "ive played video games my entire life and i havent killed anybody" type stuff cant apply

research has its pros and cons, as do gambling and alcohol and video games and other potentially addictive behaviors. anything that is addictive to the point where it may interfere with your life should be monitored to some extent at early ages. how it's monitored is the part that is up for debate, and how far the government can interfere with it.

the argument should be whether or not the government should be involved, a subjective point of view, not whether or not research is bad for minors, an objective fact backed by research

[PhantOS]

allowing vulnerable people to do things that will negatively affect them is objectively bad. this is why we reject gun licenses for people with a history of abuse and violence. it's why we don't let minors drink alcohol. there are a handful of people who can maturely handle addictive substances, and a handful of people that can't. just because you are part of the first category doesn't mean that the second category doesn't exist.

if you want to compare this to the "violent video games ruin our christian children!!!" bullstuff, by all means do so. laws are usually made according to the common good, not your personal opinion on why violent video games don't affect you personally

[OrangeMan²]

finally brits do something decent. this is a first.

[Bicky]

i mean, david cameron tried to get all ISPs to block researchsites by default, requiring you to ring up your isp and tell them to stop censoring you. i guess it didn't work very well tho lmao

[Deus Ex]

yes, research does promote bad behavior, and so do video games. who they severely affect and who they don't is up for research and debate. in this case personal anecdotes don't work well, so the "ive played video games my entire life and i havent killed anybody" type stuff cant apply

You do realize extensive research has been done into the "video games promote bad behavior in gamers" claim and has been found to be patently false?

Here's one article

Oh look here's another

[King Tøny]

Videogames don't create sociopaths.

handicaps who don't know the difference between real and virtual are handicapped.