“Access restrictions seem more than reasonable.”
Except once allowed it will not stop at just porn. All porn sites already have legally required triggers for local PC parental control applications. These have been in place for years and years now. But it is the responsibility of the parents to actually active and use these. If allowed this concept will be expanded into anything “they” deem as harmful to minors. Such as religion or conservative values.
We really do have to be careful what we ask for in this situation.
BS, there have been age restrictions on alcohol, tobacco and firearms for decades. You can’t buy any of these things online without age verification either.
This is going to go all the way to SCOTUS. It’s really about applying current law to technology.
There is far more research on the physical, mental and social harms of pornographry than there was in the 60’s and 80’s to support the state’s right to regulate a harmful product. Given the billions being made, there is a strong argument to be made that this isn’t free speech, but commercial speech and subject to state regulation like any other adult products.