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Popular porn sites blocked in Philippines

Article from BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38637003

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Popular pornography websites XVideos, Redtube and Pornhub have been blocked by two ISPs in the Philippines.

Customers of Smart and Sun Cellular said they could no longer access the sites on portable devices or desktop computers.

Instead, users see a message saying the sites have been blocked because of anti-child-pornography laws.

The Philippines government has not given any official explanation of why the sites have suddenly been blocked.

However, the country's National Telecommunications Commission confirmed to CNN that it had ordered all the nation's ISPs to block access from 14 January,

But social media chatter suggests customers using Globe and other ISPs can still access the sites.

Pornhub recently reported visitors in the Philippines spent the longest average time on its site.

The average viewing time in the Philippines was 12 minutes and 45 seconds, said Pornhub - about three minutes longer than the global average.

 

This was the response in enforcing the Republic Act 9775 or Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009. NTC said that they ordered all ISPs to block porn access in January 14th but it's now the 17th here (UTC +8h) and I still have the access to it even without a VPN.

 

With that said, I get why our government did that. Porn can give children unrealistic expectations when it comes to sex and young children shouldn't be exploited for pornography at all. But, I fear that enforcing this could lead to some other forms of censorship even for the legit ones like activism or might be used against freedom of speech (Article III, Section IV). It's true that parents and officials have the moral responsibility to protect children but I think conservatives in our country will use it out of the context to incite slut shaming and negativity towards sex. The topic of sex education alone is a taboo in most schools here and I fear that this legislation will empower that. Besides, there are ways to get around government censorship and VPN blocking. Some VPN services like TunnelBear and Nord have a feature to defeat VPN blocking. So I'd rather suggest that parents should be more tech savvy than their kids like using Parental Controls on a separate user account and placing the home PC at the living room. Make sure that the kid's user account is a limited and not admin one and for once, sex ed should start from home and not from porn. I think that once kids asked a question about sex, it means that they're ready to know about it like how babies are made because no matter how much we hide porn from our kids, they'll know about it someday from someone.

 

 

Additional info: Philippines ranked highest in PornHub visits in 2016. So this could be another reason why the government is enacting porn bans on ISPs.

UPDATE: Internet Service Providers and wireless carriers who failed to comply will be fined PHP 500,000 to PHP 1,000,000 (USD 10,021 to 20,042.09) for first offense and PHP 1,000,000 to PHP 2,000,000 (USD 40084.18) and revocation of license to operate for second offense. (Source here)

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Just now, Dawson Wehage said:

Is pornography even illegal?

If you are watching it and you are under 18 then technically yes.

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1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Is pornography even illegal?

In some countries yes like Saudi Arabia. If someone is below 18, yes. That's why in most porn sites there's a disclaimer that says you should be 18 and above to visit it. Obviously lying on the Internet is easier than lying from parents. 

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1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

In some countries yes like Saudi Arabia. If someone is below 18, yes. That's why in most porn sites there's a disclaimer that says you should be 18 and above to visit it. Obviously lying on the Internet is easier than lying from parents. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, CalciumTech said:

That's what my right hand is for :D.

 

 

Left hand to shake things up a bit sometimes 

 

3 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Ahh interesting, probably should bury my laptop in the harbor.

Depends on where you live too 

It's interesting that in the United States you can have sex at 16, but can't watch it under 18. Not sure where the logic is really 

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1 minute ago, Wolther said:

Left hand to shake things up a bit sometimes 

 

Depends on where you live too 

It's interesting that in the United States you can have sex at 16, but can't watch it under 18. Not sure where the logic is really 

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thats all the logic we need

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Wait, I thought the cited sites had a no underage policy? There's still the question of how to enforce 18+ only porn

3 minutes ago, Wolther said:

Depends on where you live too 

It's interesting that in the United States you can have sex at 16, but can't watch it under 18. Not sure where the logic is really 

Here's an idea for it (although I'm sure it's just a misstep and not a conscious decision): for the most part, porn is unrealistic and would set unrealistic expectations on kids. So it is probably better to have sex before you start watching porn so you have the experience to go "hey that's not how that works!"

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4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Wait, I thought the cited sites had a no underage policy? There's still the question of how to enforce 18+ only porn

Here's an idea for it (although I'm sure it's just a misstep and not a conscious decision): for the most part, porn is unrealistic and would set unrealistic expectations on kids. So it is probably better to have sex before you start watching porn so you have the experience to go "hey that's not how that works!"

Maybe instead of having them go through sex first, how about some education on how sex works and why people have sex, and how to make it less awkward, why people express love through sex and why safe practices are important. Then maybe the "misunderstanding" due to porn can be reduced. 

I went through HS with barely any education except for why STDs are bad and that you wear a condom.. That's about it. 

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2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Wait, I thought the cited sites had a no underage policy? There's still the question of how to enforce 18+ only porn

Here's an idea for it (although I'm sure it's just a misstep and not a conscious decision): for the most part, porn is unrealistic and would set unrealistic expectations on kids. So it is probably better to have sex before you start watching porn so you have the experience to go "hey that's not how that works!"

I hear this word "unrealistic" thrown around a lot about porn... But I mean the human anatomy is the human anatomy. There is no CGI in porn changing anything. Only thing I could get what you guys mean by this is how long it lasts. Is that what you guys mean by "Unrealistic"? Also this would never happen in the US. Lol. 

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1 minute ago, Wolther said:

Maybe instead of having them go through sex first, how about some education on how sex works and why people have sex, and how to make it less awkward, why people express love through sex and why safe practices are important. Then maybe the how "misunderstanding" due to porn can be reduced. 

I went through HS with barely any education except for why STDs are bad and that you wear a condom.. That's about it. 

I absolutely agree. Let kids learn why sex is better with love.

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1 minute ago, Orangeator said:

I hear this word "unrealistic" thrown around a lot about porn... But I mean the human anatomy is the human anatomy. There is no CGI in porn changing anything. Only thing I could get what you guys mean by this is how long it lasts. Is that what you guys mean by "Unrealistic"? Also this would never happen in the US. Lol. 

*ahem* dick lenghts *ahem*

 

Also boob sizes, and even pussy shapes.

 

I should stop now, I'm getting too far into the details xD

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3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Here's an idea for it (although I'm sure it's just a misstep and not a conscious decision): for the most part, porn is unrealistic and would set unrealistic expectations on kids. So it is probably better to have sex before you start watching porn so you have the experience to go "hey that's not how that works!"

I won't speak like a hypocrite in here. I do watch porn but my problem with it is that it not only enforces unrealistic sex expectations, it also condones body shaming. That's why to all the parents here in the forum, sex ed should start from you. Don't be afraid to answer their questions not just about sex but also questions about body image. Porn is in reality, unrealistic. I bet half the time, those people moaning or screaming porn aren't really pleasured.

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1 minute ago, Energycore said:

*ahem* dick lenghts *ahem*

 

Also boob sizes, and even pussy shapes.

 

I should stop now, I'm getting too far into the details xD

Ah okay I see what you mean by this. But still... Those are no reasons to ban porn for an entire country. Talk about governmental over reach.

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1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

I won't speak like a hypocrite in here. I do watch porn but my problem with it is that it not only enforces unrealistic sex expectations, it also condones body shaming. That's why to all the parents here in the forum, sex ed should start from you. Don't be afraid to answer their questions not just about sex but also questions about body image. Porn is in reality, unrealistic. I bet half the time, those people moaning or screaming porn aren't really pleasured.

First thing everyone should know about porn is that it is not what sex is really like. Still... That is not enough grounds to ban it. In the US, not a single teenage girl or guy you ask would say sex is just like what it is in porn. 

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4 minutes ago, Wolther said:

I went through HS with barely any education except for why STDs are bad and that you wear a condom.. That's about it. 

Even with our overly conservative society, our Department of Education is in talks of distributing condoms to high school student this year. The problem would be squeamish conservative parents and school officials.

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1 minute ago, Orangeator said:

Ah okay I see what you mean by this. But still... Those are no reasons to ban porn for an entire country. Talk about governmental over reach.

I agree, banning porn is not the way to go. Enforcing limitations to it like the "condom only" idea that was passed around in California, and having a more open and thorough sex ed is absolutely a better path. But tell that to countries that stll think of sex as a shameful thing, culturally.

 

2 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

I won't speak like a hypocrite in here. I do watch porn but my problem with it is that it not only enforces unrealistic sex expectations, it also condones body shaming. That's why to all the parents here in the forum, sex ed should start from you. Don't be afraid to answer their questions not just about sex but also questions about body image. Porn is in reality, unrealistic. I bet half the time, those people moaning or screaming porn aren't really pleasured.

Why can't I thumbs up you twice? You're the best :D

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1 minute ago, Orangeator said:

Ah okay I see what you mean by this. But still... Those are no reasons to ban porn for an entire country. Talk about governmental over reach.

Hey, never said we agreed with the government. There's also lots of more reason.. If you explore the categories. There's incest, bondage, "f-machines", torture. Not to mention 99% of the videos not one girl is actually being pleasured, just screaming noises with a mouth wide open.. 

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1 minute ago, Wolther said:

Hey, never said we agreed with the government. There's also lots of more reason.. If you explore the categories. There's incest, bondage, "f-machines", torture. Not to mention 99% of the videos not one girl is actually being pleasured, just screaming noises with a mouth wide open.. 

Yes, but that is personal preference... The government should play no part in your sex life. 

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3 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

Even with our overly conservative society, our Department of Education is in talks of distributing condoms to high school student this year. The problem would be squeamish conservative parents and school officials.

My school gave out free condoms. Literally just had to go by the nurses office, she had a whole bunch of them on her desk.. Not even joking 

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