*a direct quote from the petition "including pre-approval of all content before publication, forbidding certain search terms, and monitoring the age and identity verification process for all performers"*
Now if they had stated "including pre-approval of all content before publication, forbidding certain search terms, and monitoring the identity process for all performers".
Then I would agree with you 100%... However the inclusion of the word age is where the sole issue is.
Yeah, the quote says that Mastercard shouldn’t force websites to impose invasive age and identity verification requirements to utilize their websites. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be any kind of age verification, as for years having a credit card was the means to do that. By putting in your card, which you must be 18 to own, you are verifying your age. I shouldn’t have to also send my driver’s license as proof to these third party verification services. The onus is on the parents to track what kids use their credit cards for in regards to their safety. I think a key point here is that payment processors should not get to have a say in what we spend our money on. Porn is an easy target because you’ve got to be out of your goddamn mind to give a thumbs up to kids having access to adult content. It’s an easy cause to rally behind. It sets groundwork for whatever they want to target next. If the website itself isn’t taking care to deal with risks to children, it’ll tear itself down. I mean, look at Roblox.
I can buy a prepaid visa gift card... It's treated exactly the same as a credit card that has my legal name on it. Last I checked you don't have to be 18 to get a gift card, also if you have kids there would be nothing to stop them from grabbing your card from your wallet while you are asleep. However if you have to do a live video to verify your identity a child would have to video tape you while you were awake (much harder to pull of when they require you to make a given gesture)
So, let me see if I understand what you're saying... A parent who has a full time job means they're working a minimum of 8 hours a day (during 5 days a week) in the same to be nice they only have one child versus two children or in the case of some families up to six children... They are supposed to somehow monitor those six children all 18 hours a day that they're awake (assuming the kids actually sleep a full 8 hours everyday) and make sure that ALL of the children (like I said between 1 and 6) don't get access to a gift card, your bank or credit card, or even at a friend's house look at and view adult content? I don't know that's you but if you're sleeping even 6 hours every night and you're working 8 hours every day for 5 days a week that's 13/24 hours a day for at least 5 days a week that you are unable to monitor even one child so how are you supposed to do that with up to six? In short it is literally impossible even for a helicopter parent... Let alone a normal parent that might also want to have time to I don't know interact with their spouse... In short it's completely illogical and unreasonable to expect a parent to be able to monitor their child the way you seem to be suggesting they should.
