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Blocking Pornhub access in Canada an option, owners say. Here’s why (globalnews.ca)
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A House of Commons committee is set to study legislation proposed by Independent Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne that would require Canadians to verify their age to access porn online.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Check the financing on those.

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 months ago

It seems to me much more likely that the porn industry is financing studies that say there is nothing wrong with porn use. The means and motive make a lot more sense going in that direction, as they don't want to be seen as the new cigarettes