As far as I know, that's not new: societies have long been concerned about protecting women and children (and young males, for that matter), because of the links between "transgressive" sexual entertainment, and, well: transgression.
It will be argued that arousal/stimulation doesn't impact attitudes and behavior.
Really?
Advertizing doesn't ramp up demand?
Arousal patttern training doesn't affect arousal pattern?
All those billions of dollars to Madison Avenue are for nothing, because exciting visual stuff doesn't fuel what people consider exciting or desirable? It has no impact on what people want to have or get, or how they want to have it or get it?
A conversation-starter.
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Mrs. don-o is absolutely correct. And keep in mind that pornography is considered to be protected under the First Amendment thanks to the commie ACLU, porn producers, and a leftist dominated SCOTUS. The men who wrote and signed the Constitution never condisered that Amendment to cover films of homosexuals sodomizing each other, women in high heels stomping on kittens, or strippers. Or any other form of obsecentity or pornography.
That aside, I do have an issue with government filtering any "objectionable" content of any sort regarding the internet. If someone's downloading or uploading child porn, throw him in the bighouse.
Filters is a door to open government filtering of anything down the road, including what could be considered "violent" (NRA), hate speech (what the government says it is), and anything else.
The real problem is that many don't believe it's inherently wrong to exploit sexuality and sex of men, women and children.
They either don't take seriously or are overtly hostile to the notion that God has set in place rules that he expects his worshippers to follow. At least two of these pertain directly to porn in most cases:
Exo 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery.
Exo 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
A large segment of those who call themselves Christian don't really believe this even though Jesus Christ himself states plainly that these commandments are valid and spiritual as well as physical in nature:
Mat_5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Most don't believe it's a sin against God. Against Jesus Christ. They don't see it's something that needs to be repented of each and every time we engage in it.
They don't believe, think or recognize that it's bad for THEM. That it stops their spiritual growth. That it prevents them from knowing the Lord.