It’s not about people being easier to control without porn. It’s about creating the first stepping stone. Instead of going the full authoritarian route of “Access to the internet requires login at a government portal and you’re being tracked wherever you go online”, you start with small things. Age verification on devices to “protect the children”, making “abhorrent” porn illegal - you put the first elements into place. Those things are hard to argue against - nobody wants to admit he’s watching porn, and you can’t really argue against “protecting the children” without looking cruel in the public eye. Once that is done, you can start expanding on those. Then it’s not just age verification on device, but also a government ID tied to you online, all to “combat terrorism” of course.
And if you give it more time, you’re being woken up by the humming sound of a security drone in front of your window on 04.03.2045 in a full authoritarian state.
Yeah I get that but start with things that dont lead to violent behavior like gambling. Porn is the last thing id take away if I wanted compliance from public.
They don’t care about porn. But it’s an easy stepping stone for full internet control.
Ppl will not be easier to control with no porn. They’ll get more violent with less outlets.
You don’t understand.
It’s not about people being easier to control without porn. It’s about creating the first stepping stone. Instead of going the full authoritarian route of “Access to the internet requires login at a government portal and you’re being tracked wherever you go online”, you start with small things. Age verification on devices to “protect the children”, making “abhorrent” porn illegal - you put the first elements into place. Those things are hard to argue against - nobody wants to admit he’s watching porn, and you can’t really argue against “protecting the children” without looking cruel in the public eye. Once that is done, you can start expanding on those. Then it’s not just age verification on device, but also a government ID tied to you online, all to “combat terrorism” of course.
And if you give it more time, you’re being woken up by the humming sound of a security drone in front of your window on 04.03.2045 in a full authoritarian state.
Yeah I get that but start with things that dont lead to violent behavior like gambling. Porn is the last thing id take away if I wanted compliance from public.