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Blocking porn from the reputable sites (ie, the ones most likely to follow this law) is already trivial. Just search for the Rating: header and look for an RTA string. Parental control software already does this.
The real solution is to mandate device manufacturers support this mechanism. Support, not force upon everybody.
Yeah, how much of the issue is reputable porn sites though.
The issue is porn sites that kids can access. Yeah there's overlap but....
I think the only way to prevent teenagers from accessing porn on the internet is to prevent teenagers from being on the internet.
I don't know how realistic that is, I'm not an IT guy. Maybe they could make a "cleanternet" that only has Wikipedia, ~~CBC~~, climate denial, banking, and the phonebook. Obligate ISPs to offer modems (and dataplans) that can only connect to it.
As I mentioned, I'm not an IT guy.
RandomPorn.cz isn't going to care if Canada sends them a cease and desist order.
You can do that with a DNS service that won't let teens link out to those blacklisted sites, but it only works at home. At a buddy's house they will have full access. Unless you also install a minder app that forces a private DNS on them always. But then they will just visit a friend who's parents don't care ans view on somebody elses systems. It stops accidental viewing.
that's what I did when my wife insisted I "filter the kids internet". I also explained to my tech savvy teenager that he should be careful about not letting his mom know if/when he figures out how to bypass it. Also that I would be interested I seeing his solution, should he do it...
I didn't have strict enforcement with my kids, and some web content (like a streaming service) was only available in another country at that time. One day my 13 yr old daughter is on another countries service, and I'm like how did you access that. She said "oh I just setup a proxy server connection." Me: huh ok. Friend of mine who had his kids on full internet control is like "OH, shit I better check if my kids can do that." They will find a way :)