Conservative government would require ID to watch porn: Poilievre::OTTAWA — A future Conservative government would change the law to require that porn websites verify the age of users to prevent minors from accessing the content, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre signalled on Wednesday.  When asked whether his government would require porn websites to verify the age of users, Poilievre gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”  […]

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    4 months ago

    In return, I will require porn to let authorities watch my ID, so take that Conservatives.

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    Since they will trace ID through porn consumption will this then be tied to what types of porn that are watched through that ID to “weed” out LGBT?

    Slippery slope PP.

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    Lmao, do they not know that online porn companies just region block any government dumb enough to pass these laws? A few months ago I read about PornHub and others region blocking a US state (IIRC), because they did the exact same thing.

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      In our political climate, it won’t have much effect. People hate Trudeau so much that it’s common to see “Fuck Trudeau” stickers on a few cars when going out for groceries. Some people even deck out their houses with big black flags with the slogan.

      The Conservative Party would win a landslide majority if an election was to be held today.

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    Ave you got your porn watchin loicence guv? Can’t watch it without it yunno.