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Are Pornographic Websites Really Only for 18+?
<p>Every time I go to porn sites on the internet, it always asks if I'm 18 years or older before I can enter. Are websites legally required to do this?</p>

<p>I honestly don't understand the point of it, if I was under 18, couldn't I just click the box saying I'm 18 years old then enter?</p>

<p>It’s not about keeping under 18s out, it is about meeting legal requirements. If a 17 year old clicks on “yes, I’m 18” then the website can say “we assumed that everyone would tell the truth. You can’t hold us responsible for this person lying”. I don’t know how well that excuse holds, but it’s better than nothing. </p>

<p>In a case like this, the lawmakers can make a law that the person responsible for the site take measures to keep people under 18 out. It would be very unusual that a law said explicitly what method should be used for this. If “really popular sites” don’t ask the question then either they use some better or different method, or you didn’t reach a point on the site that must be blocked to under-18s, or the site is at legal risk. </p>

<p>When you travel as a foreigner by airplane to the USA, you have to answer a questionnaire which asks for example if you try to enter the USA with the intent to commit acts of terrorism. I really wonder how many “yes” answers they’ve got (probably a few because some people are just stupid). </p>
