LGBTQ+ advocates worry about the law’s broad definition of sexual content and warn that the law could be used to prevent access to website that include information for and about queer people. Free speech and privacy advocates have raised concerns about having to hand over personal information to porn companies that might not be trustworthy enough to safeguard it.
Many of those same debates played out in the comments section of the Phoenix New Times Instagram and Facebook pages. More than 250 people chimed in on the new law. Many expressed concern about government overreach, while others pointed out that the law is easy to get around. Some defended the law as necessary.
User taylorzim wondered:
@govhobbs you good?Some readers went old school. Ron asked:
Can I show my AARP card?Aaron seemed intent on not showing ID to anyone:
Well I guess it’s back to the stacks of magazines in storage!Instagram user cseef noted that anyone can easily use a virtual private network, or VPN, to evade the law’s restrictions:
LOL everyone will just use VPN or go on twitter.Gigi added:
Do these lawmakers not know about VPNs? Lol.A user named Big Bus Mike responded:
Have you met a lawmaker? They’re mostly boomers, so no, they have no idea how easy the workarounds are.Eugene was concerned about privacy:
Total First Amendment Violation.So was Brian:
Just another law to pander to a portion of the electorate that they know won’t stand up in court.Instagram user Mrs Mismosas saw a more nefarious purpose for the law:
Controlling the public is always a good move in a “free country.”Instagram user theal_rogers pushed back on that:
Protecting kids, not controlling the public.User en_vertigo agreed:
Lotta goon brains in here. This is a good thing because young kids don’t need to be watching this stuff. Sure they need sex education but porn sets really unrealistic expectations. Especially when it comes to women.User nekro_nikki replied, pointing out that the law may affect adult access to porn, too:
OK but censorship from the government in any way shape or form is not good. Regardless of if it's (porn). There's always ulterior motives. The government has made it blatantly obvious they don't care about kids.What do you think of the porn ID law? Post a comment or share your thoughts at [email protected].
