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I think it's fine that they are making it a bit harder for kids. Overexposure to this can cause issues in mental health and the brain. So yeha, this won't stop anybody for accessing porn if they really want it but it will prevent overexposure.
I mean I honestly think if they really wanted to "protect the children" they'd actually make COPPA enforcement a lot more strict (and also add in under 18 limitations), though I suspect that would be significantly harder.
There are a lot of places where you can get exposure to "bad" stuff as a child that are arguably more dangerous long term.
Are we talking about the internet? I honestly feel the internet is just too wild for children. I'd even create legislation for phones and computers to have mandatory internet security features for minors. I grew up looking at things like Rotten and Liveleaks with friends at school. Without noticing, watching people die in gory ways was my main internet activity at 15, and it was pretty hard to stop that habit. I wish I didn't have access to that content at that age, I was pretty fucked up for a couple of years. I was totally desensitized and didn't care when a family member died, didn't feel a thing. I knew it was wrong, I just couldn't feel anything.
It won't though. See the war on drugs.