Why is there a much higher risk of other people's children being exposed to it, and why will it ultimatley lead to negative consequences for your children?
The higher risk is simple statistics. It's the likelihood that my one child gets exposed to it versus the likelihood that some of the thousands of other children will be exposed to it, children that she will meet and interact with during her lifetime. There is also a component of personal conviction behind my statement: the high likelihood (in my opinion) that my child will grow up in a stable home with two parents who care for her and set reasonable boundaries, versus the high likelihood that some of the other children she will meet and interact with are less fortunate.
It will lead to negative consequences for my child because she will meet and interact with other children who have been exposed to it, some of whom will develop a twisted sexuality. It will also contribute to a more porn-tolerant society that will accept more nudity and porn in advertising. The extreme focus and glorification of perfect bodies and "being sexy" contributes to a decline in mental health.
it isn't the states job to parent children, it's the parents job, there are plenty of ways of stopping kids watching porn on the internet, supervise them on pc's, dont give them the latest smartphone, actually have a discussion with them about it, use the filters you can put in place on every pc and browser these days.
It's the state's job to contribute to safe and secure living conditions for all its inhabitants. The state enforcing an ISP porn filter doesn't stop us from also taking some of the precautions you mentioned. That's just common sense. The way I see it, it seems egotistical to oppose the ISP filters, especially since you can just opt out of it. We have no God-given right to watch porn on our computers, to the detriment of all those children whose parents don't care or don't know how to set proper boundaries. The inconvenience of having to tick a button and be on the ISP's "porn list" is insignificant compared to the benefit of those children and society in general.
When kids are old enough to have the interest in looking at porn they'll find it whether the internet is there or not, it has happened since the dawn of printing, it isn't anything new, only the amount has changed.
The more that is available, the easier it is to find. If they are exposed to a lot, then that is worse than just being exposed to a little.
Not everyone who has ever looked at porn turns into some sort or pervert monster who can't function "normally" in society, very very few do I'd wager,
I feel confident this is a much bigger problem than you seem to be aware of.
and when opting in, that will be kept on a record somewhere, just waiting for the time it may be able to be used against you - he/she watches porn, therefore he/she must be a bad person.....
If someone were to try and use your "porn record" against you, it would be a breach of privacy laws, and therefore punishable by law. In this day and age of hackers and out-of-control government surveillance agencies I do sympathise somewhat with your concern, but it is still a lesser concern than the concern for children being exposed to all sorts of pornography.
It seems to me that kids are more at risk of cyber bullying and the issues that seem to eminate from social media than internet porn......
Even if they are, which is debatable, why not try to tackle the porn problem as well?
