{"id":2249268,"date":"2024-05-21T07:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/want-to-protect-children-online-target-the-porn-distributors\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T07:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:38:59","slug":"want-to-protect-children-online-target-the-porn-distributors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/want-to-protect-children-online-target-the-porn-distributors\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguard Kids Online: Focus on Porn Distributors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwant-to-protect-children-online-target-the-porn-distributors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249268&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-bidens-job-approval-rating-sinks-to-37\/\" title=\"POLL: Biden\u2019s Job Approval Rating Sinks To 37%\">urgent issue<\/a> \u2062of\u200d youth exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-appears-to-endorse-outlawing-social-medias-censorship-of-conservatives-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas Appears To Endorse Outlawing Social Media\u2019s Censorship Of Conservatives: Everything You Need To Know\">online pornography<\/a> and the inadequacy of current parental\u200b control measures. It highlights the detrimental effects of\u2064 explicit content on \u2064children and emphasizes\u200c the\u200c necessity for innovative solutions. The \u2062introduction of the SCREEN Act by Rep. Mary Miller and Sen.\u2063 Mike Lee is proposed \u200cas\u2063 a crucial step towards protecting children&#8217;s innocence in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-interest-in-big-tech-regulation-grows-on-both-sides\/\" title=\"Senate Interest in Big Tech Regulation Grows on Both Sides\">digital age<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>As legislators across the country are proving their deep commitment to the well-being of American families and parental rights, we stand at a pivotal moment in confronting a pressing issue \u2014 the widespread exposure of our youth to online pornography, often bypassing parental oversight. In the digital age, shielding our children from the pervasive threat of explicit online content has become an urgent concern demanding innovative and effective solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 20 years, studies have revealed a startling reality: 80 percent of teenagers have been exposed to online pornography. As of 2021, 15 percent of children under the age of 10 are reporting exposure \u2014 the problem is only getting worse. Traditional methods like blocking and filtering software have fallen short: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/hub\/press-release\/7-out-of-10-teens-want-parents-to-set-filters-to-protect-them-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to\u00a0Internet Matters research<\/a>, \u201c11% of parents admit they don\u2019t set parental controls as \u2018they\u2019re too complicated,\u2019\u201d\u00a0and, \u201c17% of parents say there\u2019s \u2018no point as children can get around them.\u2019\u201d In the end, only 39 percent of parents actually implement filters for their children, and the reliability of filters depends entirely on 100 percent implementation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-587535043\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1cd788510130b06e5f9dc40a07ef323b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1cd788510130b06e5f9dc40a07ef323b\"><\/div>\n<p>This leaves our youth vulnerable to explicit content with profound repercussions on their well-being\u00a0\u2014\u00a0ranging from psychological issues to unhealthy sexual behaviors and broader societal harms.<\/p>\n<p>The singular dependency on individual filters stems from Supreme Court rulings in the late \u201990s and early 2000s that ultimately determined that the internet was not so pervasive as TV and radio and therefore not subject to the same regulations. Adults\u2019 rights to pornography outweighed the need to implement protections because the burden of government involvement was too restrictive and a disproportionate response to the problem at hand. The idea was that parents should simply protect their kids on their own dime rather than potentially threaten First Amendment rights. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing: First Amendment rights have never applied to obscenity. And while we might forgive the court for not predicting the future of broadband internet, the fact is it is now <em>much more pervasive <\/em>than TV and radio. The safety of our children demands action.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this alarming trend, Rep. Mary\u00a0Miller, R-Ill., along with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has proudly introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/6429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shielding Children\u2019s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act<\/a>. Congress should adopt this legislative initiative as a testament to its unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and innocence of America\u2019s youth in the digital era.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1306c4fea5dbfdaa8e9201d620ac8d7a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1306c4fea5dbfdaa8e9201d620ac8d7a\"><\/div>\n<p>The SCREEN Act, with its requirement for robust age-verification technologies, reflects a pragmatic and narrowly tailored solution to a complex problem. Rather than burdening parents with finding the right filters for every device their child might ever use (which would never cover a public device anyway) or making parents hover impossibly over their child\u2019s shoulder during every moment of screen time\u00a0\u2014 and\u00a0rather than burdening manufacturers with offering a filter for every product, or making browsers undergo extreme restructures\u00a0\u2014\u00a0this bill targets the source of the danger itself: porn distributors.<\/p>\n<p>Parents <em>cannot <\/em>effectively remove technology from their children day to day. Even most homework is now completed on some sort of device, and educational resources are often stored online. With the recent push for internet access on school buses, children\u2019s unfettered and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-members-want-public-schools-to-push-for-gun-bans-requirements-for-parents\/\" title=\"School Board Members Want Public Schools To Push For Gun Bans, Requirements For Parents\">unsupervised access<\/a> to everything the internet has to provide, predatory and all, is impossible to avoid. <\/p>\n<p>Contrary to some claims about age-verification legislation, the bill does nothing to censor adult access to such content. There is no infringement on their free speech, even if obscenity <em>were <\/em>covered by the Constitution. The claim made by these companies that these bills inhibit the creativity of the \u201cactors\u201d is also false, given that they in no way, shape, or form address the actions presented in the content itself.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing this bill does is ensure that pornography platforms perform the same age-verification checks that are already done by alcohol, tobacco, and gambling websites.\u00a0This should be a slam dunk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-394dcc45b0fe6aba06336c0743cd049c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-394dcc45b0fe6aba06336c0743cd049c\"><\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s come together and call on Congress to address the online pandemic of pornography that is directly targeting our children. They deserve to live a childhood unfettered by adult lusts and premature sexualization. The threat is pervasive and dangerous; the solution is simple \u2014 the choice demands no hesitation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-77d184f49edba27bf86f66935444899b fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-77d184f49edba27bf86f66935444899b\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislators nationwide are showcasing their dedication to American families and parental rights. We are at a critical juncture in addressing the rampant exposure of youth to online pornography, evading parental supervision. Protecting our children from this pervasive danger in the digital era is paramount<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3156,"featured_media":2249269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steinar-engeland-GwVmBgpP-PQ-unsplash.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steinar-engeland-GwVmBgpP-PQ-unsplash.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}