Pornography laws by region vary throughout the world. The production and distribution of pornographic films are both activities that are lawful in many, but by no means all, countries so long as the pornography features performers aged above a certain age , usually eighteen years. Further restrictions are often placed on such material. This page excludes child pornography. In most cases the legality of child pornography is treated as a separate issue, and it is usually subject to its own laws. The possession of "Indecent and obscene material such as pornographic books, magazines, films, videos, DVDs and software" is prohibited in Botswana.
Should internet porn be banned?
Blocking internet pornography that's censorship, isn't it? | Web filtering | The Guardian
Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Governments and campaigners are keeping schtum when it comes to webcamming. It's time to break the silence. Pornography is having negative impacts on children and young people.
Should porn be censored on the Internet?
Can a government legitimately prohibit citizens from publishing or viewing pornography, or would this be an unjustified violation of basic freedoms? This question lies at the heart of a debate that raises fundamental issues about just when, and on what grounds, the state is justified in using its coercive powers to limit the freedom of individuals. Traditionally, liberals defended the freedom of consenting adults to publish and consume pornography in private from moral and religious conservatives who wanted pornography banned for its obscenity, its corrupting impact on consumers and its corrosive effect on traditional family and religious values.






What is the most searched-for term on the web? All of this sits slightly strangely alongside recent hysteria and headlines and dubious maths in Britain. With trillions of pages online, the first option is clearly impossible — and the second certain to generate an immense amount of false positives not to mention failing to block an equal number of undesirable sites. The result would be an opaque, piecemeal and ideologically incoherent mess.
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