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My thoughts are nuanced on this.

I feel when it comes to those who are in the LGBTQ+ spectrum of minorities I do feel that,  if they are devs/contentcreators/artists then they would have enough sense to know who their target audiences are. I do see where we're being targeted in that regard because if our target audiences are adults, then why should we be the ones to be taking the brunt of censorship because of so-called activist groups who probably are not responsible themselves.

I do agree that given that context the whole "protect kids" thing is just an excuse because if anyone really has to be held accountable for that, then it's on the parents. But given how some people are too damn stupid for their own good and don't hold themselves accountable this is one of those situations that happen. Collective Shout is not the first to try and cause the problem if anyone remembers Jack Thompson.

Granted there's a certain age where anything related to sexuality should be talked about by the parent. Personally, I feel that shouldn't happen until a kid is 16 and can handle learning those topics, or at least whatever the age of consent laws are in specific states or countries.

On the other hand, I can understand where if something NSFW shows up on social media when you aren't intentionally looking for it can be bothersome, but if that's really the issue anyways, then why the hell are parents allowing their kids to even be on the internet anyways? Especially when shit like Elsagate happened on Youtube its things like that are what makes me question whether or not kids should even have access to smart phones or tablets to begin with if the porn was really that big of an issue.

To keep my stance simple I don't think kids should be allowed on the internet personally.  And while I have had other experiences on the internet over the years that led to this stance I would also be one to recognize that this is something I could only really enforce as a parent.

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Thanks for your thoughtful response! I agree with you regarding the issues related to kids being on the internet. However, there’s two sides of that coin, as well. I’m thinking about for example people like me who were born disabled. When I was a kid, internet gave me the freedom and exploration I couldn’t have in the physical world. I could also express myself more freely when I wasn’t bound by my limited ability to talk and write (with a pen).

It’s easy to only look at the harmful effects on kids, such as unattainable body ideals on social media, or hate speech flourishing on Twitter and elsewhere. I think a lot of people disregard the beneficial effects the internet has had on people. The ability to find a community of like-minded people, for example. My disability is extremely rare, and I’ve only found others like me thanks to internet.

With that said, I think most people can agree on that young kids shouldn’t have access to NSFW content. But as you say, that’s mostly the responsibility of parents to decide on how to raise their kids.