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Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in
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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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In fairness, this is a state law. States rights being part of the Republican platform during my childhood. Just another reason not to go to/live in Arkansas
If you don't want your kids watching porn then don't give them unlimited internet access. Actually, and I know this is difficult for Republicans to understand since none of them can grasp the concept, act like a goddamn PARENT rather than just beating your children anytime they do something you don't like.
This isn't "you can't show porn to kids," this is "you have to provide an official ID to see porn." Aside from just basic surveillance state issues, what happens when there's the inevitable data breach?
Small government is allegedly still at part of the Republican platform at the state level. For a small government party, they sure do like to dictate what's going on in people's bedrooms.
This is interestingly why Democrats once performed better at the local level. There was a sizeable block that would split their ticket on state lines.
Republicans only cry States Rights when the federal government is attempting to make someone's life better or when they want to take something away
They cry states rights as a tactic because they can control some states. If they had a supermajority on the national level they'd be passing abortion bans, contraceptive bans, trans bans, and any number of other abhorrent piles of garbage through at the federal level.
Note how they give not a single shit about states rights to regulate firearms or allow abortions.
"just move"
You know, there is a reasonable reading of the comment that doesn't involve the assumption that they are telling people to move FROM Arkansas. Intentionally avoiding visiting the state, and intentionally avoiding relocating there, are quite different than the standard "LEAVE THE STATE" comment.