The Government is now censoring online content in the name of protecting children. All very laudable, but the upshot is that we now have to scan our faces or upload pictures of our passports if we want to look at anything vaguely rude on the internet, so most of it.
And just who is keeping all this sensitive content we will now hand over safely, anyway? Well, in many cases, it’s the porn companies themselves. Porn Hub, Red Tube, and YouPorn are now using Allpasstrust to verify users, which seems OK until you realise that both Allpasstrust and those same porn sites are all owned by Aylo Freesites Ltd. So, porn sites are now actually collecting and storing your data themselves. Genius.
Equating not wanting to hand over highly sensitive personal data to a global porn company with enabling the sexual abuse of children seems reductive at best, and stupid at worst. What I wouldn’t give for an honest, adult conversation around porn instead of this performative pearl clutching. When it comes to pornography, we are a nation of hypocrites, and sneaky hypocrites at that.
Personally, I think the Online Safety Act is a rather pointless piece of legislation, designed to create an illusion of safety while seriously encumbering anyone who wants to update their Spotify list or sign up to Grindr. However, I am 100 per cent behind the idea of uploading credit card details each time we want to watch porn online, for the simple reason that I believe porn should be paid for. I pay for the books that I read, I pay for the music I listen to, and I damn well pay for the porn that I watch.
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But seriously, why has free porn ever been morally acceptable? We have been warned about the illegality and immoral nature of ripping off music, books, and movies for years, but when it comes to uploading and watching pornography for free, no one seems to bat an eyelid. In fact, the only thing being objected to by the Government is that children are accessing it as well, and to be fair, that concern is well-founded.
So here is a suggestion: close down the free porn sites and make people pay for it, not as a punishment or some kind of digital scarlet letter, but because it is the right thing to do. Paying for porn not only means that the people making and distributing that content are properly recompensed for their work, but it has the added benefit of preventing children from accessing it, or, at the very least, makes it much harder to do so.
Pornhub says it has brought in new measures to prevent the sharing of such material, but it remains a serious concern. It’s also worth remembering that it launched back in 2007, so, in this writer’s opinion, Pornhub has certainly taken its damn time to fully address this.
The money goes directly to the creator, which in turn means they can potentially make a living. The viewer is both traceable and protected by standard consumer rights. It also means you can invest in and support companies that focus on your own niche kink and those that prioritise the consent and wellbeing of their performers. Let’s face it, you have no idea if the people you see in the videos on pirated sites are OK.
I like to think that most sane people agree that children should not be watching adult content, but can we also agree that the people who make it should be paid properly and not find their work blasted across free porn sites? Which brings me back to my original point: we are sneaky hypocrites when it comes to porn, and that largely boils down to shame and embarrassment.
Rather than forcing everyone to upload private information in order to access social media, we could openly and honestly talk about viewing adult content and the benefits of paying for it, instead of turning to the plethora of free smut the internet has to offer.
Safety Act or no Safety Act, the only ethical porn is the porn that you pay for.
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