Buying porn with credit cards to be banned
Aneechik
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Yes, really.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10322072/Banks-to-block-internet-porn-sites.html
http://www.digitaltveurope.net/104142/atvod-rules-against-porn-sites-calls-for-changes-to-payment-rules/
http://www.zdnet.com/banks-to-block-foreign-websites-in-uk-anti-porn-internet-crusade-7000020936/
Atvod, the regulator of video on demand, is drawing up plans that will ban credit card providers from transactions on porn sites that are not licenced in the UK. Basically, that's most of the porn on the internet.
This was actually announced around the same time as the porn filter, but didn't get that much attention and seemed ludicrous enough to be unceremoniously dropped. However, it appears Atvod really are trying to go through with it.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10322072/Banks-to-block-internet-porn-sites.html
http://www.digitaltveurope.net/104142/atvod-rules-against-porn-sites-calls-for-changes-to-payment-rules/
http://www.zdnet.com/banks-to-block-foreign-websites-in-uk-anti-porn-internet-crusade-7000020936/
Atvod, the regulator of video on demand, is drawing up plans that will ban credit card providers from transactions on porn sites that are not licenced in the UK. Basically, that's most of the porn on the internet.
This was actually announced around the same time as the porn filter, but didn't get that much attention and seemed ludicrous enough to be unceremoniously dropped. However, it appears Atvod really are trying to go through with it.
Looks like bitcoin just found a new post-Silk Road use.
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This! A million times, this!
People who want to watch a lot of tentacle porn?:p
I think there are specialised genre like that that there isn't much of free...maybe...I wouldn't know..:p
Did I just read that. If you want to see porn, however graphic, it's an easy find, FOC. You name it, you can see it.
And as if anybody buys porn these days. Porn is never more than three clicks away and is easier to find than your own genitalia.
but I suppose it is true for porn actors, so maybe it already is a strange world for them
What is wrong with politicians
Yes. And dad may see their own daughter doing stuff. That will no doubt be an awkward moment.
Well everything really.
I am surprised you watch it seeing you have a much younger girlfriend
As I have said before I find it boring so no need for me to click 3 times.
From the (admittedly not massive amount) free, ubiquitous porn I have seen there is hardly any adverts at all. So who pays for it or how does it get paid for.
I would worry that they are giving it away free to get you on their site while the load Trojans of some sort onto your computer.
But then I am paranoid.:eek:
Or an indication of where the "freebie" site has stolen the material from.
1) Most porn is hosted overseas, especially the harder stuff.
2) Most porn sites do not take CC payments directly - for simplicity they use a general third-party payment service (again, nothing to do with the UK).
3) Even the ones which process their own payments take PayPal.
I smell Cameron leaning on somebody at this atvod lot.
Google Crotch Watch?
So, they'll only be protecting the children with credit cards (who choose not to use free sites), which considering you need to be 18 to have one means they'll be "protecting" exactly 0 children.
I see no flaw whatsoever in that logic...
Seems it is a crackdown on the 'free stuff'. However with file sharing type programmes the Playboys will need to 'police' who is using clips from their videos.
So those Models who have their own sites could be facing a headache
It's more the stupidity of the proposals that annoys me and the claims that it is purely "to protect children" when it clearly will do an incredibly poor job of that while having a dramatic effect on what adults can do. I'm basically just insulted that they think people would be stupid enough to fall for the protecting children line!
edit - Basically, it sounds like they will be attempting to block access to any pay-sites outside of the EU completely and then legislate against\sanction any sites in the EU that don't follow whatever rules they decide to lay down.
Couldn't agree more with this. The morality of a small minority is driving this current "crusade" to pretty much kill off the "open" aspect of the internet in this country.
Someone has to think of the children, surely!
So you think they are trying to stop adults from viewing certain types of porn? I find that hard to believe tbh I have not viewed a lot of porn myself because as a woman I am not that interested. I do wonder why some men have to hide it from their partners etc. We have always been open in my family about such stuff.