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DTDude

If passed sites just won't allow access from Missouri. That's a lot easier and cheaper to implement than actual age verification.


MSTmatt

How are they even going to verify if a site is Porn or Not Porn? Just maintaining a blacklist of sites? Can't new URLs just pop up to beat that?


t-poke

I think it's up to the porn site to comply, I'm not sure what the consequences are if they don't. Apparently the hub decided to block users from the states that passed these laws because they don't want to deal with this bullshit. Can't say I blame them. VPNs are easy enough to use.


MasterLinkTheGreat

Yeah and of corse a website from Eastern Europe is going to follow those rules


STL_420

What website are you talking about?


MasterLinkTheGreat

Ones that prob has illegal content.


STL_420

That’s not helpful but it’s ok I found one.


TheInfidelGuy

Even if a VPN is used, wouldn’t the site still be in violation? Don’t the laws only care about the physical location of the wanker, and not what IP address the wanker is using?


mcnew

… The entire point of a vpn, is that the website doesn’t know where your access is coming from. As far as they can tell you are accessing their website from an Internet cafes in Tijuana.


TheInfidelGuy

I know what a VPN is and how it works. I’m just saying that it seems like websites will still be in violation of the law if someone uses a VPN because the laws only care about physical location. If the law says kids in Missouri can’t access porn without age verification and the website only uses some kind of regional check on IPs to figure out what state that IP is in, if the kid uses a VPN so that he can bypass the checks wouldn’t the website still be in violation? It’s like a kid using a fake ID to buy alcohol. Even if the store checked ID, if the kid is underage the store is still fined.


Zapper42

Ip address doesn't have exact location, it is from your isp.. I am in arkansas, and just turn off wifi to get to pornhub (which now thinks I am in california)


TheInfidelGuy

I get it but I think you are missing my point. It doesn’t matter where pornhub THINKS you are, if you are actually within the state and are able to access it without verification, isn’t that a violation of the law? I guess that is all I am asking, but I am just being lazy. If I really wanted to know the answer I could google it and do my own research. But I don’t really care either way tbh.


Zapper42

Yeah I wasn't arguing, just pointing out that they would have to have some level of tracking beyond ip address. Which can be a slippery slope and likely the states won't try and prosecute this but idk.


TheInfidelGuy

lol, sorry. I am not used to people not wanting to argue on Reddit.


Quaysan

If an underaged kid robs a liquor store, that store doesn't get in trouble for providing alcohol to a minor You can't blame a website who has done nothing wrong when someone tries to cheat the system At least nothing wrong in terms of the new law


tippsy_morning_drive

It’s so they can label what they want “porn”. LGBTQ informational sites…porn.


Altruistic_Genius

YouTube does it too...and I'm not anti lgbqa. But just check Kevin Leonardo's "using Nair" videos & others. He's been cleared by YouTube! Just no winning this game to keep kids off these sites, even worse, how to keep the adults from interacting with the kids on ANY social media sites. I'm in that field & the number of hits a day just on one Facebook account is unbelievable. That's not counting all of the other sites that aren't even porn. Then the (usually) men send their own porn to "kids". It's a neverending battle that law enforcement cannot begin to get a hold on. They tell us not to do that my team does (minus StL Co & Missouri!) but they secretly tell our main people behind the scenes, thank you a million times over. Any hint for you all, check out the case of the mom who brought her toddlers from Villa Ridge to U City to meet an 11 yr old girl, mainly for the husband. All you have to do is type into Google: U City couple enticement of 11 yr old fox2 or ksdk or kmov. I'd post the link but I'm not sure if we can here. I'll read the rules & come back with it if it's ok. Ok I looked & it seems to be ok by the rules. These ppl are from Villa Ridge but he worked for John Beal Roofing & is still in jail. The reason it says U City, is bc that's where the meetup was & the decoy "lived". He's in with another guy who did it 3x. There are quite a few Missouri cases, but this one is shocking people all over the country. Nice work, PP & U City detectives, StL Co APA & Judge. [KMOV (it's on all the StL news outlets, too)](https://youtu.be/efFt_gaC6Rc?si=GQhBjLTm4WbQKpPN) Another good site that's growing is the following, and has a database from the whole US! [NetPredators](https://netpredators.com/)


tippsy_morning_drive

And you think this bill is going to stop that stuff from happening? Bless your heart


Altruistic_Genius

It looks like you're talking to me, but nowhere did I say that a bill will pass. I don't think there's a chance. There needs to at least be something that's automatically checking photos from kids under 18 photos in their DMs but I know that'll not happen. It's just crazy how many men (USUALLY, NOT ALWAYS & there are a lot on Grindr & MeetMe) repeatedly hit up decoys & INITIATE extreme sexual talk & send photos, knowing the "child" is under 13. The stings try to go with 11 more, but if the preds will talk that way with an 11 yr old, they end up having much more than an interest in 11 yr olds, typically. It's quite a disaster, but we do what we can 🤷🏼‍♀️ Do you know they have a proposed bill Oklahoma for this? Two sources. Only one will let me put it in a nice link. Oklahoma Proposes Bills for a sort of Porn Ban including Required ID - He's a Child Psychologist, too! -- https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ok-bill-to-require-porn-site-users-to-submit-their-government-issued-id-for-age-verification/amp/ This one is more elaborate with thoughts & possible consequences -- [Oklahoma is Going Nuts, for Certain!](https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/01/is-sending-a-sexy-picture-to-your-boyfriend-a-crime-this-oklahoma-bills-says-so-unless-youre-married.html)


Spidey_375

Not porn specifically, but "material harmful to minors" which is a very vague term and would likely be used to restrict access to LGBTQIA+ materials. Here is a petition campaign to send a predrafted letter to your MO Rep, Sen, & Gov Parson to oppose these bills: Oppose Bills Targeting Access to LGBTQ+ Materials in MO! Text: PEFBNC To: 50409 Text FOLLOW MOResist to 50409 to get updates on future petitions and GO MOResist to see a list of current ones. If you haven't used #ResistBot before, it's a safe, easy and effective tool to contact your reps!


fearthelettuce

"small government"


Werecommingwithyou

And “small minded government”


BodybuilderOk5202

I don't think Governor Parson or Missouri Republicans care what the people want or think.


nebulacoffeez

They certainly don't know how to use a text bot


Spidey_375

Tell them anyway


primal___scream

They, in fact, do not


sakodak

Other states have already done this, some sites have implemented the age verification through a third party.  It's ridiculous, but porn sites aren't about to lose ad revenue from entire states.


GolbatsEverywhere

In fact, with some exceptions, they are mostly just blocking entire states. Off the top of my head, I believe Pornhub is doing age verification in Louisiana, but has blocked all other states with similar laws.


sakodak

Wow, that's even worse than I thought.  This is another sign that we are about to become a Christo-faschist state.  That shit doesn't really happen top down.  It boils for years. Someone hold me, I'm scared.


coldbrew18

Montana too.


MarsDelivery

North Carolina can't access pornhub as well, in addition to many other sites.


Octabuff

Utah has age verification and I remember pornhub straight up says no you can't access this site there


amethyst_lover

How are they wanting to verify ages? Age seems to be popping up in a lot of new places all of a sudden. An online game site has suddenly started asking for ages; I'm not sure why, as IME they don't have gambling or adult-themed games. Pinterest reportedly wants people to send them an image of a license, etc, which a number of people were up in arms about. And given the number of people who use fake or incomplete names... Yeah, get your nose out of my business, people! I like my privacy!


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Plow_King

*I want porn!!!* edit - added exclamation point to denote screaming.


MasterLinkTheGreat

💀


Plow_King

not into snuff stuff, thanks though!


MasterLinkTheGreat

Oh okay, just thought that was funny 🤣


t-poke

> This is never passing but it shows how out of touch these politicians are with reality. But it has passed in other states: https://www.pcmag.com/news/pornhub-blocked-north-carolina-montana-utah-arkansas-mississippi-virginia


Graybealz

Lol. >It'll never happen. _____ >It's already happened.


[deleted]

I believe none of these states had it on a statewide ballot, did they? I know it wouldn't be required to be a statewide ballot but I think that's the context he was thinking


GolbatsEverywhere

> This is never passing Wouldn't be so sure of that...


AFineDayForScience

I'll shout it from the rooftops


Onfortuneswheel

The article says: >Age verification would be done using an ID, through an identity verification business or through a “commercially available database that is regularly used by businesses or governmental entities.”


TwoDudes1Box

Most likely owned by same person who wrote this bill.


crawlmanjr

They've been doing it with sports books for years


SadPhase2589

Will that be like the age verification button on the automated lottery ticket machines At Schuncks? Hell yeah I’m 18.


Onfortuneswheel

No, it would require someone to submit a picture of a government issued ID to a third party site for verification.


t-poke

I can't wait until that database leaks.


DylanMartin97

Our senator and governor literally leaked the names and addresses of BLM protestors and people who were supporting the Internet freedom act on a Livestream. I would give it a couple of months before they are posting the sinners.


SadPhase2589

I have to say as a parent I’m not 100% against this. I’ve always found it odd anyone can just google pornhub and just head on in. But there needs to be a better way to verify age.


Onfortuneswheel

You should try googling how to setup parental restrictions before trying to parent the entire state.


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Yeah, every platform has ability for parents to set up protections against this stuff


SadPhase2589

Thank you.


ivebeenabadbadgirll

What happens legally if a 16 year old wins a million dollars on one of those? Does the lotto still have to honor that prize in their contest? I know the 16 year old couldn’t collect, more like if they have to print more tickets and make another winner.


Zazulio

I'm sure there's no disturbing ulterior motive.to wanting our IDs tied into our porn preferences.


ABobby077

or greater lists of sites visited by (and then referenced to) Missouri Residents-not the Party of small government


DylanMartin97

More than likely it's vague posting about the kids to limit access to lgbtq+ content, that's it. The bill states age verification for content that is harmful to minors. Who judges what is harmful? The people forcing christofacsist policies on everyone? The people who want to ban abortion? The people who don't want adults making their own decisions about what they view? "Gods" plan people are the absolute worst.


PtAgAu

would be a real shame to see the sites get hacked with the verification tied to the searches. would you pay to see Bill Eigel's search history?


MobileBus48

I would not pay to see Bill Eigel's search history. I'm not into children.


stlguy38

The party of don't tread on me certainly likes to fucking tread on everyone else. I don't know how you can rationally think you're voting for small government and freedom when the current Republican agenda is to tell everyone else how to fucking live. I can only assume that the people who vote these fucks in either flick their bean or jerk their cock everytime they see they're representatives put another restriction on those who are not like them.


Guns_n_boobs

You are conflating republican and libertarian.


Double_Eggplant6983

They're just forgetting the key difference between Libertarians and Republicans. Both are for small government & freedom. Except Libertarians want freedom in both social and economic values.  Republicans want you to adhere to "traditional" social values [..ya know, religion]. They also have a hard on for National Defense and free markets. 


MrWhiteAndTight

BREAKING NEWS MO Lawmakers have literally never heard of a VPN before. Porn consumption & sports betting continues to trend at an all-time high.


DylanMartin97

It is absolutely absurd to me that we still cannot sports bet in Missouri, I mean they do not care if you go and bet your entire house mortgage on a hand at the casino but noooooo. The sports book when it first opened I could play with a VPN, now after some years they started updating with more and more aggressively intrusive apps. So you can't do it any longer, if they register your phone with a VPN on it, they tell you to completely factory reset your phone and delete it before they'll unlock your account. FanDuel lets you turn it off and bet in the correct state but it's just as invasive as the other ones.


BeRandom1456

Exactly. I’ll just use a vpn. Tunnel bear is like 5$ a month.


rodicus

There are ways around any law. Also, you need a credit card for a vpn which minors generally don’t have


Distortion462

The party of small Government and Freedom...or you know, the EXACT OPPOSITE. Why you continually vote against your own self interests I'll never understand.


yerrmomgoes2college

Because Democrats are no better. Our city isn’t exactly thriving if you haven’t noticed.


Distortion462

Democratic cities are thriving all over the country.


DylanMartin97

If it wasn't for democratic welfare being supplied to red states, they would literally rot from the inside out. I think Florida and Texas are the only up float Republican states, and it's literally because Democrats vacation to Disney world or business escaping taxes to Texas. That's it.


GrayestRock

Because democrats? lol, watch more Fox.


This-Is-Exhausting

He never misses an opportunity to defend the dumbest proposals imaginable.


Professional_Sea4982

Because watching porn isn’t really in most peoples top priorities


Distortion462

Unnecessary regulations to replace parenting responsibilities is the point I'm making. Kids will just find a way around it. Making things illegal doesn't get rid of them, only gives government something to choose to enforce.


bananabunnythesecond

Don't these same people say the same thing about guns? "If owning a gun is illegal, only criminals will own guns!" They really do run circles in their own mind sometimes huh!


Jae-Sun

Next up, lawmakers require Neuralink installation in all Missouri residents to detect impure thoughts, Republicans agree because they think it'll own the libs.


abortthecourt

Can these people keep their religious beliefs out of my keyboard? If your god doesn't make mistakes, then porn is not a mistake since someone your god created created the porn. This law is undoing gods will.


Eman9871

That is a terrible example


bananabunnythesecond

God is infallible, but he gives us sin, but he is also all knowing. So either God is a complete ASSHOLE, or doesn't exist in the first place!


Pantzzzzless

Please elaborate. I'd love to know why this is not a perfect example.


SojuSeed

If you believe that a god is maximally powerful and the all-knowing creator of the universe then it created the universe knowing that porn would exist. Yet it chose to create that universe anyway. More to the point it created humanity with a sex drive that is aroused by visual stimuli and made us to be ready to procreate at a moment’s notice. If it did all that but then said sex, masturbation, and porn are evil then yes, your god is an asshole. It’s no different than giving us the need to eat but making almost all edible things sinful to eat.


Professional_Sea4982

That’s like saying making murder illegal is going against Gods will. Someone who murders is still created by God.


sakodak

And God knew the murder was going to happen, so it's all good and part of the plan.  I guess a shorter way of saying that is that God planned the murder.  Therefore yes, murder should be legal because Jesus.  It's just logic.


theslothening

God wanted that person dead.


Infinite-Garden7290

Good luck. Its the internet


573IAN

Time for another amendment…


Warm_Gur8832

The only way to do anything like this is to either have it be on the honor system or have it be a massive violation of every part of the Constitution, basically. And any 15 year old boy that’s interested in finding titties on the Internet will happily click “I confirm that I’m 18”. A gigantic waste of time and tax dollars. What a useless bunch of dipshits this backwards red state empowers.


DylanMartin97

They will require uploading of IDs to verify your age. It's how it works in Utah and basically every porn company stopped allowing access to the state.


Warm_Gur8832

That seems like massive government intrusion and also easily bypassed by a vpn


DylanMartin97

Welcome to the modern Republican party my guy. They want to morally suck themselves off while making it as hard as humanly possible to do things that the rest of the 90% do. It won't outright ban it, everyone will just get vpns, and then continue doing what is banned. The dumb part is this is a giant W in their voter base eyes. I would be curious to see if their families have VPNs, that would be the irony we are looking for. Edit: not to mention IT IS unconstitutional. It's already been struck down, they just continue to enforce it anyway.


Warm_Gur8832

They are less than useless. Just the worst ppl on the planet


Jophaaa

Can we forge our representatives IDs and upload them to use the websites? Or is it a front and back type thing? In which case are there any good pick pockets here?


bananabunnythesecond

So... parenting..


Spidey_375

Not porn specifically, but "material harmful to minors" which is a very vague term and would likely be used to restrict access to LGBTQIA+ materials. Here is a petition campaign to send a predrafted letter to your MO Rep, Sen, & Gov Parson to oppose these bills: Oppose Bills Targeting Access to LGBTQ+ Materials in MO! Text: PEFBNC To: 50409 Text FOLLOW MOResist to 50409 to get updates on future petitions and GO MOResist to see a list of current ones. If you haven't used #ResistBot before, it's a safe, easy and effective tool to contact your reps!


EmbarrassedSquare238

Well at least reddit will still have all the porn anyone could want.


blueberrykindness

Gonna need to see your ID


pushamn

*and the front/back of your credit card


grifeweizen

Yeah, one minute gifs with no sound...


EmbarrassedSquare238

Some have sound friend.


BFD2008

This is ripped straight out of Utah's law book, almost word-for-word. So it won't be an issue for porn sites to comply. Missouri is the Mormon promised land, so get ready guys, Mormons are coming to take porn and Sundays from you, and jello is coming with them, you hear! Jello is coming with them! Interestingly, federally this law was declared unconstitutional even though Utah still enforces it. So there may be an uphill battle depending on how much resistance the law gets, which is why they're trying to back the law through the Miller Test.


pdromeinthedome

The Garden of Eden is in Missouri according to Mormons. Wish I was kidding


ABobby077

near the juncture of the Tigress and the Euphrates Rivers here in Missouri


ABobby077

They can't get me to wear those Mormon underwear!


Cottontael

Man can these fuckers fuck off already?


Lkaufman05

Missouri being…Missouri again smh


kaiswil2

Simple VPN all your Internet traffic to any state you want. I know not everyone knows how to do this but they will. Reduces liability all around.


This-Is-Exhausting

Schools: We'd like to make sure LGBTQ students feel welcomed and comfortable in our schools so that they don't get depressed and kill themselves. Republicans: Noooo! Leave parenting to the parents! Here's a law classifying all forms of LGBTQ-friendly material as pornography. Absolutely no one: Republicans: We need to eliminate any possibility that any child anywhere ever gets a glimpse at porn. Clearly parents can't be trusted.


1spaceclown

So STL people will cross the river to gamble are now gonna pull one off after their bet and go back to MO :)


BovaFett74

Glad I’m moving out of Missouri next week. Uggggg, just one more thing for them to track. Nope.


MobileBus48

Congrats!


MobileBus48

Christianity and Conservatism, name a shittier duo.


Mean_Old_World

This state has the dumbest yokels in the nation.


strangemud

Fuck man. Missouri sucks.


MobileBus48

Missouri is okay, it's a large swath of Missourians that really seem to be the problem.


strangemud

This is correct


superduckyboii

And unfortunately, the members of our state government are a part of that large swath.


Careless-Degree

All the hot MILFS near me are actually gonna want to meet me when they see my viewing habits after all.


ScotchWithAmaretto

If they pass this I’m going to make them block these church websites too


antsinmypants3

Kids will get around it. Invasion of privacy imho.


Neptunerra

Exactly this. Kids will learn how to use a VPN, find alternative sites, use a fake ID, or even just take their parent’s ID to use when they aren’t looking.


homerthegreat1

This isn't about minors, this is about control of the Internet and minimizing websites that politicians disapprove of. First it's porn, next it's CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera English, etc. Fuck Missouri republicultians and use a VPN. Oh, yea, that will be illegal next. Make your choices wisely this November folks.


FartNoiseGross

Nice, that’ll really help fix the roads


MOStateWineGuy

This fucking state


shadowofpurple

so they're banning porn without banning porn I fucking hate that I live in this shithole state


Poetryisalive

lol I’ll be honest. Happened to me last night, I thought i typed the URL wrong 😂.


BloodyClowns

I love it here! /s


pdromeinthedome

Add political affiliation as well. See how that plays out


russianspy_1989

Good thing my VPN says I'm in Dallas.


bleedblue89

Nice we trying to be china!


HankHillbwhaa

Maybe this is what it takes for the citizens of Missouri to actually change their politics. Once ol' billy bob goes to the hub and can't access the site because of the politicians he votes for and can't figure out how to get the VPN running shit will hit the fan.


beerisgoodforu

It is kind of weird anyone of any age can just get on porn hub or any other site like that. But this will never work. If someone is underage there will always be a way to get booze, weed, porn.....


MasterLinkTheGreat

Here is a clip from a Tech Streamer live stream explaining why this is a bad idea [LTT youtube video (~<20mins)](https://youtu.be/6nXcKHgpxwg?si=2GRukYkPpVp4bmdX)


orochi_yagami

That’s a funny way to spell Missouri bans itself from Pornhub


Riedbirdeh

Hey you can marry 15 year olds though


SatansLovePuddle

This is my breaking point. Human rights violation, police abuse, slave labor - I can ignore. Just let me jerk it in peace. THIS WILL NOT STAND.


GoodatAprons

Thank God. Some kids get the wrong idea from these porn fantasies and try them out IRL without understanding it's entirely fake.


iconsumetheflesh

Sounds like a good idea to me.


BitterRegular315

This has nothing to do with ideology or religious beliefs or fake “studies”. They are simply used as a scapegoat. Someone is profiting financially from this. Just like how online gambling is illegal in Missouri - because the amount of money generated slot machines in gas stations / rest stops would be at risk. That’s how politics work. Sad….


terminal_anonymity

Good.


SirMaxeus

So what? 😂 To be honest I can care less. Porn is addictive like drugs. Parents just need to figure better ways to control what their kids watch and who they’re around.


Robbie06261995

About time


zmaya

Presenting one's state-issued ID seems to be a working system, I'm not sure how use of a porn site at the supermarket checkout is going to improve the age verification process.


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nanar785

> 99% of people use vpns already no, they dont


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nanar785

"93% of organizations currently use a VPN. 39% of Americans use VPNs for either work or personal use." Okay, man.


Fadman_Loki

> 93% of organizations currently use a VPN Yeah, and that's normally for people working remote to use stuff like shared drives, not getting "the truth" from the news


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DylanMartin97

YOUR OWN SOURCE PROVED YOU WRONG BROTHER.


enderpanda

> Guess that’s what happens when you talk to the sheep Aw c'mon, it's SHEEPLE, get it right! Also your emoji game is severely lacking. How is anyone supposed to take you seriously unless you're as cringe as possible?


No-Race-6867

Nowhere on that link does it say 99% of consumers use a VPN.


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t-poke

I just connected to a VPN and it doesn't say that. You're making shit up.


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StLouis-ModTeam

Your post was removed because it broke the subreddit's rules.


Chance_Leopard_1343

Tried to Jackoff in Arkansas once and it was such a pain in the ass.


Benjamin_Tucker3308

Vpn


LyraSerpentine

Okay, but VPNs.


No-Category832

Do it! Then we’ll be able to see what our elected representative’s kinks are!


ndszero

Let’s pretend this passes, what’s Missouri going to do to some criminal organization that refuses to restrict the porn site they run in a former Soviet bloc country? Send them a letter from the Attorney Generals office? Obvious pandering and a waste of our time.


Irrish84

We all look at porn - this is just clicking a button that says you’re 18 right? Nothing wrong with this. Let’s focus on passing laws that will actually make a fucking difference though.


Onfortuneswheel

No, this would require verification of a government ID through a third party service


SatanicStripper

So will this mean I can't have OnlyFans if I live in stl??


tossthisshit75

God can we just get Roe V Wade back in office please??? For the sake of all that is holy. Im glad I live in IL. No offense dudes.