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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard [ B]ut the big problem remains the United States. A solution needs to be discouvered for the fuck everyone attitude. ...

There is no reliable age verification the the US 3rd Circuit Appeals Court found

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On March 22, 2007, U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed, Jr. once again struck down the Child Online Protection Act,[7] finding the law facially in violation of the First and Fifth Amendments of the United States Constitution. In addition to the plaintiffs ACLU et al., several witnesses testified in defense of first amendment rights on the Internet, including the director of the Erotic Authors Association, Marilyn Jaye Lewis.[8] Reed issued an order permanently enjoining the government from enforcing COPA, commenting that "perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if First Amendment protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection."[9] The government again appealed, and the case was heard before the Third Circuit.[10] On July 22, 2008, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2007 decision.[11][12] On January 21, 2009, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear appeals of the lower court decision, effectively killing the bill.[13][14] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_O...Protection_Act

So, it is a matter of politically correct and self preserving behavior now -- some sort of enter/exit screen to prevent accidental exposure to explicit content.

As an aside; In the late 1960s I was buying men's magazines over-the-counter when I was 14 and getting Danish nudie mags by mail order -- I just bought a money order. So, don't deceive yourself as to the effectiveness of this -- if minors want porn they will get some somehow.

The inglorious past is not relevant ... Since the internet, we live in a new world -- the cat is out of the bag.