• kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    When asked whether his government would require porn websites to verify the age of users, Poilievre gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”

    He didn’t offer further explanation, and his office quickly followed up with a clarifying statement asserting that the Tories don’t believe in the imposition of a digital ID.

    Sooooo a pop-up that says “Are you 18 or over? Yes / No”?

    Or will he decide that Yes, digital IDs are something we believe in afterall?

    • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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      He’s doing the typical conservative move of saying one thing to reporters and then his office releasing a statement saying another. That way the people who don’t like porn can refer to his answer to the question and those who do can refer to his office’s statement.

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      More like “And how are you going to verify the age?” “Jeez, am I the one that has to think of everything??”