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Is it really that hard for people setting up their internet to ask their ISP "Oh hey, don't turn on the adult block, ok thnx" or to call and ask "Could you turn off my adult content block?" It doesn't sound like they are censoring anything really, just restricting it's access to those of legal age. I don't see any mention of them charging for access, or restricting use. It's essentially like setting up the parental restrictions on your television. Seems to me like they're looking for a solution to keep kids away from hardcore porn. As long as thats what it sticks to, I don't see any issue with it...
I'm all for the support free speech and so forth, but this one seems like kind of a stupid argument to me. Why would you even argue something that keeps porn out of the hands of children? The fall back onto "it's parent's responsibility, yadda yadda" STFU. You're putting the content out there, so you shoulder some of the responsibility too. You can't just throw a bunch of shit out there and then deny any responsibility for it.
It's a little like saying "don't blame the drug dealer, it's the parents responsibility to keep his kid of meth". If anything you should NOT want kids on your sites. All they're doing is burning up your bandwidth without offering a potential sale. Adults who want adult content will simply have it unlocked.
I stand by my opinion that if anything this will help sales. When do most people learn to steal free porn online? Before they're of legal age. Restrict their supply of free internet porn until they are of legal age to get their own connection and I almost guarantee you see a rise in sales from the younger generation, without them having that few years of learning to steal all the porn they want when they can't legally purchase. Sure, you'll still have a handful of tech savvy kids who find a way to get a little bit of free porn, but it wouldn't be the god damn free for all it is now.
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