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1. icarou+S1[view] [source] 2025-08-15 09:31:34
>>JoshTr+(OP)
This sounds like a misinterpretation. The OSA is primarily about making online service providers responsible for age verification, if they supply adult content. No different in principle from having to prove one's age to buy cigarettes, alcohol, knives, etc.

No-one says "cigarettes are censored!", because, obviously, they're not. Same for adult content online. It can still be accessed, as long as proof of age is provided.

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2. IanCal+a2[view] [source] 2025-08-15 09:34:47
>>icarou+S1
That’s not what it’s primarily about, but is the more visible aspect. Lots of the rest is ensuring moderation and the like is supported, scanning for csam, etc. where the risks are higher.
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3. icarou+o2[view] [source] 2025-08-15 09:37:25
>>IanCal+a2
I see much of the rest of it as being similar to alcohol licensing laws. Pubs and bars have restrictions on how they operate, for the good of the community and society.
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