Should WA restrict access to porn sites based on age?
Should you have to show your ID to watch porn online?
A proposal introduced in the State Legislature this month would require it.
If it passes, Washington will join over 20 states that already require age verification.
Critics have said the law makes users vulnerable to data breaches and that content about LGBTQ people can be flagged as sexual, instead of educational, among other issues.
So far, the bill hasn’t made it out of the House Consumer Protection and Business committee. But meanwhile, the core question remains: What to do about the access kids have to harmful sexual materials…
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