Originally Posted by panel45

Facts:

1. Porn is seen as bad by many, but lots of people still watch it.
2. The biggest porn market is the US.
3. pirate tubes make porn easy to find.

Conclusion:

1. The government is trying to ban porn with a law no one can stick to. Who's gonna share their ID just to watch porn? People want to keep this shit 100% anonymous.

2. but this ban wont touch the consumer. They can still get their fix from 1,000+ free tube sites.

3. The porn industry doesn't have a government lobby like movies or music do. So it's gonna get fucked in the ass and nobody's gonna give a damn.

4. Lots of porn companies are outside the US and dont pay US taxes. No incentive for the government to keep them, especially if they don't have lobbyists. And who the hell would want a donor associated with porn

5. MindGeek tried to make porn normal with billboards and press releases, but they got fucked. Their owner's facing lawsuits for the rest of their life. Lesson learned: don't try to normalise porn.

6. Porn's meant to be hidden under your bed. don't talk about it, don't admit it, just secretly watch it. thats how society accepts it

7. All states will pass this law eventually.people wont fight it because:
a) Whos gonna argue about porn when no one admits they watch it?
b) Porn's always available on free/pirate tube sites.

8. US porn companies will have to pack up and forget the US market. Its what happened to exchanges and online casinos. Visa and Mastercard will probably need age verification to process cards for your site if it's available in the US.

9. Big tube sites (top 10) will likely follow this rule and say "sorry, this content isnt available in your location". The smaller fish will take the risk and go full Brrrrrrrrrrrr on the US market.

10. Porn is going to be less profitable when US paying customers turn into free loaders.