South Carolina Porn Ban

[HAB911]

State Proposes Requiring Porn Filter, Charing Fee To Remove It

A new bill in South Carolina would require all computers, tablets and smartphones sold in the state to come with a porn filter installed and demand device owners to pay a $20 fee to remove the content blocker.

The bill comes from Republican state Representatives Bill Chumley and Mike Burns who would like to require manufacturers or sellers to ensure all devices have a digital content filter installed or face a fine.

Both device makers and sellers who don’t want to bother with installing a filter would be able to waive the requirement for a $20 fee for each device. Likewise, the purchasers of these devices equipped with a filter could pay $20 to have the content block lifted—but only after proving they are at least 18 years old.

Presented by the legislators with the somewhat dubious title the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act,” the bill would direct the money collected from the fines to state Attorney General’s office to be used to fund its human trafficking task force.
http://www.ibtimes.com/south-carolina-porn-ban-state-proposes-requiring-porn-filter-charing-fee-remove-it-2462763


The bill would benefit law enforcement, nonprofit organizations and state advocates who are working to find ways to stop human trafficking. The bill would also ban access to any site that may facilitate trafficking or prostitution.

[Bucky]

1. mind burka

[littlemissmartypants]

32. Yep. Sums it up nicely. eom

[3catwoman3]

2. And are they going to keep a list...

...of everyone who pays the $20 removal fee so they can go after them?

[metroins]

3. Completely useless bill

Does absolutely nothing but raise revenue for no reason and limits freedom of speech.

Which sites are blocked? Who decides which sites? How do you enforce the law from people getting around it? How often do they need to update the list? Why have the bill? Penalties for disabling? How to track who disabled?

There's no way to enforce this, it just gives $20 to the state for every device made for no reason.

Porn isn't illegal and the state shouldn't tell people what they can and cannot do on the Internet if it's legal. We're not China.

[Yavin4]

28. And any site whose contents they disagree with will be categorized as porn n/t

[Vinca]

4. How moronic.

It's a pity what's happened to the south. I always thought when I was old I'd gravitate down there and enjoy the better weather, but forget about it. I'm staying put and it's minus 4 on the thermometer this morning.

[nolabels]

24. Today it will be sunny and 74 degrees in Southern California

Can't wait till midget minds in DC try outlaw nice weather

[raging moderate]

5. An bonus benefit: will block future Presidential addresses

Perhaps unintended by the dense Republicon legislators

[pfitz59]

6. what a stupid, unenforceable law

are these folks clue-less?

[mdbl]

7. most logical thinking peoplel

will just buy their devices in another state. They are just hurting their retailers.

[panader0]

8. Who will decide what is and what isn't porn?

They'll probably have a panel of Repubs to view sites and decide.

[Eugene]

15. Nice work if you can get it.

[brooklynite]

9. What's the over/under on how long it'll take some teen to hack the code?

[yeoman6987]

14. That is exactly right

These politicians are so dumb to forget just how smart the young are with computers.

[HAB911]

10. I was suprised by some stats

Which states rack up the most porn viewership per capita? This question was answered almost incidentally by PornHub.com in a recent post exploring whether Red/Republican or Blue/Democratic states were more likely to click on stuff that's NSFW. But it turns out Colorado toward the very top of the overall per capita numbers -- well into the top ten.

We've got the totals for all fifty states, complete with PornHub.com data and red/blue designation, illustrated by vintage posters that actually should be safe for work...depending upon her likely your boss is to give his or her mouse a workout. Count them down below.


Number 50:
Arkansas: 77 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 49:
Idaho: 80 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 48:
West Virginia: 88 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 47:
South Dakota: 88 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 46:
Wyoming: 89 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 45:
South Carolina: 90 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 44:
Montana: 90 pageviews per capita
Red

Number 43:
Maine: 92 pageviews per capita
Blue

Number 42:
New Mexico: 93 pageviews per capita
Blue

Number 41:
Utah: 94 pageviews per capital
Red


ALL THE REST

[underpants]

11. What if they just want to see Melania's nude pics

Are those considered porn or art?

[HAB911]

12. soft core porn..........n/t

[hughee99]

13. They decided against the name "The $20 shakedown bill"?

A tax on people who aren't even mildly tech savvy, since those who are can easily remove this themselves.

[underpants]

16. How about the "Chumly Burns Act"?

Which sounds like a really strange porn search, ironically.

[hughee99]

17. Sounds good. Such stupid legislation should contain the names of the idiots who are pushing it. n/t

[maxrandb]

18. Since it's South Carolina, considering the way they vote

Porn will be illegal, but Pussy Grabbing and describing your daughter as a "nice pieces of ass" will be allowed and encouraged....even validated!

[safeinOhio]

19. No need for a law in South Carolina,

Just have the Southern Baptist Church ban members from clicking on porn.

[HughBeaumont]

20. Yay, let's pay money for a completely legal right!

And the worst part about it?

[font size="5"]This mentality now runs the country.[/font]

[GWC58]

22. The next thing to be "banned"

will be the pro cannabis websites because they're "encouraging to continue a criminal activity." At this point I put nothing past those people, especially with the next head of the (in)justice dept.

[underpants]

25. 16 years ago Ashcroft's list of AG priorities had porn & pot way in front of terrorism

and how did that work out?

As whacked as Ashcroft was, in the end, he looked like the closest to normal of the whole bunch.

[HughBeaumont]

27. The presumptive nominee is also very anti-weed and, being a Sunday School teacher, anti-porn also.

Sessions is soon going to make Ashcroft look like a moderate.

[littlemissmartypants]

31. Attempts to silence and control the resistance, in any form.

As designated by the fascists, the destruction of our freedom has only just begun. Mind burka indeed.

[Txbluedog]

21. Now that the relatively sane governor is leaving

This should have no problems becoming law. Honestly, I don't mind this law. It might make the deplorables angry at the republicans of the state and every one else is smart enough to figure out a way to get around it

[beaglelover]

23. Thank God I don't live in SC. I do visit with my laptop though.

[Turbineguy]

26. A clever idea!

In red states they'll make a fortune!

[no_hypocrisy]

29. HA! I think I may have discovered a new business to start:

BOOTLEGGING COMPUTERS FROM OTHER STATES.

Instead of smuggling cigarettes and guns from South Carolina, I'll bring in filterless computers from New York and New Jersey.

[DFW]

30. "Defenders of the Flag"

It's coming any day now said the captain
It's coming any day now cried the priest
The people in high places may defend you
But son you better hope they keep the peace

Can't you hear them calling
Can't you see them shine
The city halls are falling
The defenders drink their wine
And when the party's over
Their stomachs start to sag
Defenders, defenders of the flag

The congregation's waiting at the altar
They can't find the preacher anywhere
They found him with the new girl from the choir
Where they store the boxes of the book of prayer
Defender Of The Flag by Bruce Hornsby

If these guys are the good ones
I don't want to know the bad
You wonder how it happened
They just picked it up from dad
Faded old glory hanging like a rag
Defenders, defenders of the flag

The flag is flying high over the courthouse
The wheels of justice never stood a chance
The judge is down at Charlie's on his lunch hour
Checking out the picture show from France

Carrying a fifth of whiskey
In a dirty paper bag
Threw the ball to home
But they always missed the tag
Faded old glory hanging like a rag
Defenders, defenders of the flag

[xor]

33. Sooo they wanna get into the whole ransomeware business..

Exploiting the less tech savvy people isn't something I ever thought law makers here would get in on. Maybe next they can set up a state run task force to get citizens to help Nigerian finance ministers get millions of dollars out of frozen accounts.