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1. RaSoJo+B8[view] [source] 2025-08-13 08:14:01
>>azalem+(OP)
> bsky.app | @greg.org on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/greg.org/post/3lvt3mjvskk2i Reported: 07 August, 2025 at 19:53 Shut down on: 07 August, 2025 Geoblocking due to OSA Statue of |david behind age verification filter

So, going forward, will similar pieces of art be blocked in the British Museum as well? Like physically?

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2. fenyke+hb[view] [source] 2025-08-13 08:38:29
>>RaSoJo+B8
Or you can simply block people under 18 from the museum. That's what Hungary did - no minors allowed in places where homosexuality could be on display.
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3. mapcar+Kb[view] [source] 2025-08-13 08:40:46
>>fenyke+hb
These are two different things though
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4. mirolj+Kd[view] [source] 2025-08-13 08:59:44
>>mapcar+Kb
It's the same "but think of the children and their safety" kind of thing.
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5. mapcar+Qg[view] [source] 2025-08-13 09:31:37
>>mirolj+Kd
Well you do have to think about children and their safety, for example you don't want to expose them to drugs, I hope that much sense is still there.
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6. const_+HD1[view] [source] 2025-08-13 17:53:34
>>mapcar+Qg
No, that sense is not there, because we don't have any "no drugs for children" laws. Those don't exist - drugs are illegal across the board, unless they're prescribed, but prescription drugs are good for kids.

The closest thing we have is tobacco and alcohol. But that's still very far off.

Its true children can't buy alcohol, but they can't buy Internet access either. But, they can drink alcohol, and they can view the internet.

There's nothing stopping a parent from just giving little Timmy wine. All bets are off once you show ID at the corner store and go home.

Similarly, all bets are off after you show ID and proof of residence to your Teleco and they install Internet connection. ... Until now.

This is an entirely novel and never before seen type of law and type of reasoning. It may seem, on the surface, reasonable or done before. But if you think about it, it's not.

This isn't your typical brand of "think of the children".

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7. mapcar+wF3[view] [source] 2025-08-14 12:03:14
>>const_+HD1
> The closest thing we have is tobacco and alcohol. But that's still very far off.

Those are not far off, they are harmful drugs as well (despite being somewhat normalised).

The goal is not about stopping parent from giving child something, the goal is to minimise exposure and ability to get access to it as much as possible.

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