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Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu
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How do we avoid children or young teenagers from watching adult content ??Possible solutions?

Coming from a country like India, it is almost a sin to watch an adult movie even if you are above 18 .. Unfortunately Teenagers below the age of 18 end up watching pornography without their parents being aware..
Then some of them will be so extremely frustrated to fulfill their sexual need end up commiting crimes like rape and murder of rape victim just to hide their sin.Even rapists end up admitting that they watch too much of adult content and many of them are not even educated .
Even adult website in general does not ask for any validation to confirm if you are above or equal to 18 . All you need to do is click a button and say Yes ,I am above 18 years of age . Is there any work around for this ??
Solution: I feel SSN (Social Security Number in US) can be used as a validation technique to avoid teenagers from watching any adult content for that matter like asking them to enter their SSN if they wish to watch adult content).
This is a global issue which might seem like a tiny speck among all social problems but if this speck of dirt can be removed we are very close to solving all global issues

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Closing Statement from Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu

Key Learnings:
1.It was a great discussion , we slightly lost focus in the middle but end of the day it was worth it .
2.We had to trace back to cultures of different countries just to get to root cause of molestation and rapes .
3.A very sensitive topic was handled well. I thank all of you for your opinions .
4. Maybe we reacted in some cases and responded in some .
5. I made some good friends socially and it was a very good learning experience being new on TED and discussing a very challenging yet important topic
6. I just wanna end saying Change is the hardest part for a person but for the betterment of oneself , Change is necessary in a gradual manner.

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Alok Saha
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May 6 2012: First of all Bharath, you are approaching this in the wrong way. Studies have shown that watching porno reduces the frustrations which is present in teenagers as thier testosterone levels are at their peak during the age of 12 to 18 years. If you don't watch porno then your animal instincts take over you and youre forced to 'do it' with whatever is avaliable to you. If youre still not satisfied you might push the boundary of your imagination, which can cause deletrious effects and might end up harming you as well as other people. A classic example of such aggression is rape. Studies have proven that men who watch porn more often are less likely to be involved in a act of rape. Because once you have satisfied yourself, you would not feel like going on the road and satisfying your urges. once you watch porn, you have seen through the hype and so there is no charm left in the act. You can actually wait for the actual deed. Unless youre really bad with women, I dont think you would be labelled as a 40 yr old virgin. Most of the rape cases take place in the third world countries as people in the villages donot have access to porn sites.
This has happened to all the "Normal" people in thier teens, the excitment at the sight of a good looking girl; women. Now this transforms into fantasies which can only be kept in check when one watches porn, as that person's desire will die down once he has seen it all. Then he'll stop fantasizing about the hot girl of his class and if he is sensible enough focus on his career as well. And if you say that the number of rape cases in India has gone up then that's because of the skewed up sex ratio (891 females per 1000 males). First of all because of our traditional mentality we donot want to have a girl child and then we talk about pornography distracting us, this pretty much sucks. If you see the developed countries like Russia, Germany, US, Japan, where pornography is legel and the porn industries are thriving. Why, u decide :P
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  May 6 2012: Sorry to say this Alok , the topic is being diverted else where .The agenda of the discussion was how we can block children or young teenagers from watching pornography thats it and how can it be prevented??considering the fact that many working parents leave their children at home and that makes them more vulnerable to the pornographic sites ... I guess you can have your opinion and I respect your opinion
Deepak --
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May 6 2012: I think the conversation drifted from adult content to worry of too many people in India to teach and many more not even ready to learn. I agree that the ripple effect you have pointed out is very much correct. But the first thing that must happen is to find the cause. why is it that men below the age of 18 even do such things, and you cannot say "because of lust" because that is not the initial reason. You put selected individuals in a confined space, without resources, training and proper understanding (of each other) its only a matter of time before one of them is to loose their mind and do something drastic. My point being that, shouldn't there be a controlled environment in terms of how many children can a couple have, that everyone should obtain education. In the beginning this might seem very harsh of measures, and they are, but put your self in the shoes of the country. When within your family you are low on budget do you not cut back on resources you thought were vital?, and live on the very least necessary to get by, or even try very hard to make ends meet. No country is really perfect, but I've been to U.S and been to India. Honestly neither are on a platform to be compared, but while I was in India i didn't see one bit of concern for their surroundings, kids on the street, the environment, the attitude always seemed as though "someone will take care of it, why should I bother". Again, no country is perfect, but start one revolution and depending on the mass of the one being affected, it can take years before its been stabilized and so because India's capacity is so much, all the answers in the world will not solve its issues overnight, year, or even decade. But a concern from even the modest individual such as you and me, reaching out to others and making them understand can really change the world. =)
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 6 2012: Well put Deepak,
  As you know some problems are interconnected , internet is a very powerful tool yet its being mishandled through excess use of pornography .My point is clear,Children are NOT supposed to watch pornography in the first place . There is a right time and age for that . My question is how we can prevent them from watching considering the working parents who have to leave their kids alone at home .
  Regards,
  Bharath
Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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May 6 2012: if SSN is not a safe way ,we can definitely come up with an alternative .Its not an offense to watch porn but definitely watching porn at a very young age is unacceptable .There are rules world wide which says its mandatory for a person to turn 18 or above to watch porn and so its upto an individual to decide whether my opinion is good or bad..
Tom Dixon
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May 6 2012: I disagree with your solution. We need sex education in our high schools with a discussion about how porn objectifies women and men. Two great reads relating to this are "Porn Nation" by Michael Leahy and Pornified by Pamela Paul. In "Porn Nation" Leahy notes that the average person in the United States is exposed to 14,000 messages of sexual inuendo a year, even if not watching porn. It is found in advertising. Trying to lock the gate to the candy store won't help. We have to educate about how unhealthy the candy is. When we are educated that this is not healthy sexuality, in high school and earlier, our adolescent curiosity suddenly has a shield to protect its purity from the hatred for the human race that porn communicates in its sneeky underhanded way. Education would put a dent in this powerful industry. Only the gambling industry has more money spent on it. Our attitudes toward human sexuality must change in order to give mankind a chance to thrive. Porn is not rational, therefore it hampers mankind's chance of surviving.
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 6 2012: Exactly Mr Tom ,
  I have no intentions of offending western culture but the reason behind putting this question is because I have seen the rape victims of my country .The pain and trauma they go through are unimaginable .Of course there needs to be sex education .But unfortunately many of them are not even educated to be sex educated in my country.
  Rapists are treated like devils where society does not accept them . The rape victims if they had the guts to approach police , they are not made comfortable . End of the day , our Country gets projected as a country where Rape happens often and there is eventually no solution to the problem .So I believe in the famous saying "Prevention is better than cure"...Maybe I may not be able to stop it but definetly we can prevent it .Things might be very good in your country but its not the same in Asian countries where discipline is given a lot of importance.
  Hope my comments have not offended anybody so lets discuss the matter , I am more than happy for your country but we need to mend certain things in our country for sure .Sorry for the redundancy in my messages I am just trying to reach my messages out to everyone .
  
  Best Regards,
  Bharath
l aresu
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May 5 2012: i have a different view on this subject than yours. i find totally wrong the association watching porn => rape. in italy some decades ago it was rather common to hear chauvinists saying that if a woman was wearing in a "provocative manner" if someone had raped her it was justifiable and was her foult, but of course it was just a foult of a chauvinist mindset! if your assumption was true, in western countries there should be an incredible amount of raping cases (as there is a huge consumption of porn) and there should have been an incredible increment of cases in the last 20 years for the mass advent of the internet. both assumptions are false. your clearly wrong association has no evidence at all. it's on the contrary true that raping is strictly related to the archaic neolithic cultural concept that women are inferior to men and men feel in the right to dominate them and "to protect" them. sexual behavior should be inherent the free choices of consenting adults within the boundaries of mutual respect, that said, there simply isn't right-wrong, natural-unnatural, moral-immoral sex, there are tastes, fantasies ecc. that differ from person to person, according to their education and feelings. porn and younger people is an issue that deserves some considerations. there is a risk that some younger guys might acquire a partial-distorted perspective of sex, parents and school have to give proper sexual and sentimental education and teach mutual respect. there's full of software available to deny access to porn sites, but nothing could be 100% effective if someone is strongly motivated to see explicit sex. anyway privacy and individual freedom must be always guaranteed. cheers.
- Tom Dixon
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  May 6 2012: There is a correlation between porn and date rape. Check the police files. Adolescents do not have a mature enough mindset toward sexuality to understand what you are saying without being educated about it in high school. In western countries there IS an incredible amount of rape cases! So it is rational to assume that there is a correlation between porn and sexual assault. There is a correlation between porn and sexual addiction. Rape is a result of the porn industry objectifying women and portraying women and men in the wrong way. The ideals of a healthy human interaction which you describe are not yet inculcated into teenagers. A person should have to take a course on human sexuality before being able to access porn. Read "Porn Nation" by Michael Leahy and "Pornified" by Pamela Paul for the evidence. Their bibliography will provide even more resources. The porn industry is powerful.
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    May 6 2012: you can say that there is a correlation between porn and rapes if it is proven by a serious scientific based study. if you're saying that in police files it comes out that rapers often do watch porn you don't prove nothing because there is a huge percentage of people in america who watches porn and the very strong majority doesn't rape anybody. do you think that in western countries there is a higher % of rape cases compared to 3rd world countries were porn is far less available? did rape cases exponentially increase in the last 20 years (there has been an exponential increase in porn availability)? i don't think so. i do agree with you that in many porn videos women seem to be just turned into pleasure objects more than persons with feelings (which is totally wrong), but i do also think that this is due to the wrong mentality that the man is the leader in charge and the woman has to obey, a mentality we still have to fight against lasting since the advent of neolithic. i'll put you a question right now. let's say that we have a video (they already exist) where it's clearly shown a sex intercourse between persons who are deeply taking care of each other with cuddles and caresses, sweet words, intent into giving sexual pleasure each other in plain mutual respect, something like a love scene you always see in romantic comedies, but where you can also see explicitly the act of penetration, or the performance of oral sex. would you still consider it pornography inviting to rape? i'm afraid that many bigots (i'm not at all telling you're) are simply against sex outside marriage, just only for mutual pleasure, that's, they give a religious meaning to the sexual intercourse claiming it as "natural" and don't understand how much diversity there is about this topic. to them any representation of sex will always be wrong, no matter what kind of. we do completely agree that school education about sexuality and an education about feelings and affectivity is strongly needed.
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 6 2012: Exactly Mr Tom ,
  I have no intentions of offending western culture but the reason behind putting this question is because I have seen the rape victims of my country .The pain and trauma they go through are unimaginable .Of course there needs to be sex education .But unfortunately many of them are not even educated to be sex educated in my country.
  Rapists are treated like devils where society does not accept them . The rape victims if they had the guts to approach police , they are not made comfortable . End of the day , our Country gets projected as a country where Rape happens often and there is eventually no solution to the problem .So I believe in the famous saying "Prevention is better than cure"...Maybe I may not be able to stop it but definetly we can prevent it .Things might be very good in your country but its not the same in Asian countries where discipline is given a lot of importance.
  Hope my comments have not offended anybody so lets discuss the matter , I am more than happy for your country but we need to mend certain things in our country for sure
  
  Best Regards,
  Bharath
  - l aresu
    
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    May 6 2012: ciao bharath. i just meant to point out my aversion against the correlation porn=>rape, because i believe that it's fallacious and used by many religious mind-driven people who use this argument to limit sex activity in a"law of god" framework. you don't have idea about how much i deeply hate rapists, but i think that you're overestimating the role of porn (which i believe is actually marginal if it ever exists. why don't we talk about - "The rape victims if they had the guts to approach police , they are not made comfortable" -. that's an issue! do you know that only a little % of rape cases are reported (in italy, but i'm sure the same happens in india)? and you know why? in the great majority of cases, the raper belongs to the family of the victim! often it's the husband/companion, often a close relative. in italy only in the late seventies has been promulgated a law against domestic violence (thats how it is referred), before it was like it was a right of the husband to exact a sexual intercourse from his wife and it's only a few years that raping has become a crime against a person (worse) rather than a crime against moral (sigh!). in italy!!!!!!! so, if you're really concerned about this horrible crime, amplify your horizons and analise all the possible causes without prejudices, giving the right weight to all the elements. rape is mainly a cultural issue!
Verble Gherulous 20+
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May 5 2012: The problem with porn (indeed as with all sin) is that it takes something that is normal and natural (the sexuality of the human body) and perverts it into something that is used only for momentary stimulation, with absolutely ZERO long term positive benefits.

It's true that we need to get through our own societal hangups about sex, as we need to understand that children in puberty are very interested in sex, because they're trying to understand what's going on as their bodies prepare themselves for sex. While pornography is nothing new, and that adolescents have always in some form obtained porn, the ease with which they can access it today makes it so much more important that we as parents or concerned adults have a stronger connection with our children than the touch screen on their iPhone.

We are the one who need to be teaching them about sex, not the 'net. They need to know that sex is beautiful, but that they're only a part of building a relationship that has such increadible joys far beyond just sex. Porn actually doesn't allow you to build that relationship with the opposite sex because it colors your vision to what that person is.

Healthy conversations with our children will go a long way to help. Stopping it before it becomes an addiction will also be valid.

Lastly, redirection helps. Story of one young adult was addicted to internet porn: he realized he had a problem and decided to do something about it. He bought himself a guitar and a small recording unit and every single spare moment he had from work and school he would write songs and record them. On his phone away from him he linked in to other home musician networks and exchanged texts and tweets with other musicians.

That's just one idea.
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 5 2012: All I can say is "Wonderful insight!!!"...I definetly need to learn from people like you ...
Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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May 5 2012: Atleast I was given sex education when I was in my 10th grade , I am not so sure .Definetly well recognized schools have that facility of counselling . I have the habit of understanding people 's behaviour and trying to figure out their emotions . Today I decided to raise the topic after seeing those helpless girls who were raped and the Law nor the government did nothing about it.
We too can't do much about it but we can definetly prevent it . We all know the famous saying "Prevention is better than cure".India has a lot of population so we can't blame our government for all the problems..

Best Regards,
Bharath :)
- Tom Dixon
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  May 6 2012: You can be a spokesman against porn in India and help change public attitudes toward it. Porn objectifies women and you can get the word out.
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    May 6 2012: Hey Tom,
    I don't like the idea of media , I always wanted to use social media so that is more like open to people on the net . I am not an activist by background , I am an engineer by profession and had passion for understanding human behavior .. When the right time comes , media will automatically post these blogs of mine in the right way ..
    Ever heard of this song "Why this Kolaveri Di"..It went viral on Youtube and then media started following the singer . Same technique , I am going to use ... :)
    
    Best Regards,
    Bharath
Shiva Kumar C S Reddy
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May 5 2012: Bharath it is not SAFE to give away your SSN on any sites just like that.
I agree that porn should not be accessible to the underage but you need to come up with some other way to prevent it.
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  May 5 2012: Totally agree Shiva but we must come up with a solution rather than wondering about the problem ...
Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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May 5 2012: Respected Ladies and Gentlemen,
I know this is quite a sensitive topic , lets try to be as professional as possible discussion such sensitive yet important issues .We need to look for solutions here and not arguments. Really appreciate everybody's comments.Hope I have not offended anyone . After all TED is all about ideas right?
Please take it in the right spirit.

Best regards,
Bharath
Kashaf Mamoon
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May 5 2012: Do you really think that we can restrict teens from viewing pornography elements by the use of such SSN (Social Security Number ) especially in India.

actually i dont think so.

If we want to restrict teens from pornography ......the best way is Education and Open environment where children and their parent brothers and sister can put their doubts as well as parent can make them aware of different things related to Sex or pornography .........i think this is the best way to Conquer the problem of pornography not that what you sujjested .....
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 5 2012: Well Mr Kashaf ,
  I agree to your point but some rapists do not come from well to do backgrounds and there is a survey data which I am not so sure of where Rapists confirm to watching too much porn (maybe Google can help us on that).
  I am not saying watching porn is a sin , but there is a time for exposure to such things we can always create a form which ll also ask for passwords when we visit such websites. Sex education is still not doing any good to our country .Why should Delhi be called rape capital ??, every 30 seconds a girl is raped and most of them due to social stigma don't speak up because police ask them very uncomfortabe questions . The people who commit such crime are either uneducated or they come from a very rich family background where their parents did not have the time to look after them .
  And yes apart from SSN we have something called as PAN , Driver License ID , Voter ID where we can save the data and keep it confidential
  I too come from the land of Kamasutra so I am completely aware about my opinions . Hope this reply did not offend you in any sense . I am just trying to make my point very clear
  
  Thanks for your understanding
  Regards,
  Bharath
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    May 5 2012: I really respect your point as well as i agree your point
    
    you told their is a time of expose of everthing then we should work on SSN along with the sex education then only we can stop these activity.......
    
    you have taken example of Delhi then u pls tell how much sex education is allowed in our country as well as in Delhi..........only by govt it is there but in practical life there is nothing like that.
    
    Hey pls dont take my views in otherwise
- Tom Dixon
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  May 6 2012: I think I am on the same page as you with respect to education et al.
Gerald O'brian 50+
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May 5 2012: There is no connection between rape and pornography.
The problem with pornography, though, is that it's bad pornography. How often are women seen to be enjoying themselves in a credible way? But that's another thing.

What's twisted in countries like yours is that parents and teachers and religious leaders don't talk about sex to kids. This is the real issue, I think.
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  May 5 2012: Exactly Gerald ,
  thats the whole point the word SEX is a taboo but still we hold the world record for 2nd highest population . I admire playboy models , Never in my TED conversation have I mentioned stop Pornography ...I just said we need to stop kids from watching pornography ... Love making is also essential for a happy life
  Please don't take anything personal . Asian and african countries have this problem , Internet is a powerful technology for information and we need to harness it in the right way ..
  We,from India have a rich heritage and blend of multiple cultures which are even admired by the western folks.So there is nothing twisted about my country.Kamasutra originated from India itself , its just that people have misinterpreted certain things .
  
  Sex education is being practised in some schools but our kids are so smart they have learnt it before the teachers explain to them :)
  
  Hope you understand my concerns.Lets find a solution to this problem.You have no idea about the pain a rape victim goes through in India.I raised this question for many such girls in India who are raped and due to fear of society have to remain silent as trials are very slow in India . Social networking media must take it in the right spirit.
- Tom Dixon
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  May 6 2012: I agree with you Gerald. I think the same applies in the United States.
Mitch SMith 50+
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May 5 2012: Hi Bharath,

You do it by warning your child that there will come a time when they are obsessed with sex.
Pre puberty, that child will say to him/herself "NOOOO!"
In that way they are fore-armed with the tools to resist the perversions.

Then - when they go through the great brain-death caused by puberty hormones, they will have a strong personal reason to not get trapped. THis reason will guide them through the danger.

It is the fearful parent that fails to make this protection for their child.

You cannot stop pornography - you can only protect your children through honesty about sex.
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 5 2012: Completely agree with you Mr Smith ,
  I personally feel there is a right time and age when a child needs to be educated about sex but the ease of access of pornography on internet is so easy and simple ,even a child can get access to ... There is a right time when a person is eligible to watch pornography , eg a child below the above 18 or at the age of 18 is eligible to vote so he can definetly provide the ID as a validation as a one time registration so that children don't get access (maybe pornographic sites don't intend the same ).. but its one of the serious concern and I am planning to organize a TED Event to create awareness about the same
  
  Best Regards,
  Bharath
  - Mitch SMith 50+
    
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    May 5 2012: Hi Bharath,
    
    If any constraint is applied, I would prefer it was applied to the content-providers/porn websites. One must be careful to not add further burden to the ISPs or to constrain all for the sake of a few.
    
    This is teh major problem of the internet - local authorities are trying to control something that is global by nature. Local and National efforts have, to date, only served to make the internet more dangerous.
    
    TO have global regulation of conduct on the internet, you need to have a global representative body that is empowered to request police action in every nation and demand action of any specific ISP.
    
    Until that global jurusdiction is established, there will be no effective control of the internet.
    
    THe only other way to do this is to make a global porn site that produces the best quality material and distributes it for free. THen no one would pay for it, and that would put the vast majority of pornographers out of business. SUch sites could be better monitored for child access.
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      May 6 2012: Thats a real good insight Mr Smith, maybe we can take this up on a global front and put it as a question to the world leaders . Many in India are not even aware of TED so lets atleast put the question to world leaders.
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    May 6 2012: Hi Bharath,
    
    to help if I can.
    Please contact me via my profile.
    It is plainly obvious that the internet should be governed by a comprehensive global authority - or not at all.
    The problem with global authority is that nations do not part with power. And that if you did set one up, you would have to dissconnect any nation not signatory to the treaty - to gain global compliance.
    
    The global free porn site is a far more effective way of control, but will be fought on "moralistic" grounds. However, it does not need to be installed in more than a few servers to make it effective. THat then becomes an issue of funding for content and administration.
- Tom Dixon
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  May 6 2012: I like the spirit of this suggestion.
Chetan Somani
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May 5 2012: "SSN can be used as a Validation Technique "-what king of validation technique you will use in order to keep away teenagers from watching adult content?? do u think teenagers will provide apt content that will further help in validation whether he is a teenager or adult?
i don't think it will play an apt role in judging who is what and it can be best stopped when teenagers themselves think its not appropriate for their age to watch or encourage such content in their life!!
- Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
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  May 5 2012: Some sort of Unique ID like your PAN card ID(if you are from India) which you are eligible only when you are 18 years and above ..so that this validation layer can stop children and young teens stop watching porn content ...
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    May 5 2012: i don't think it will be the optimized method!!what if someone access it from other user id??then how will you authenticate him??
    one way is by the use of biometrics but i don't think biometrics will have any role in authentication in internet scenario if it has it will take some time!!
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      May 5 2012: Hi Chetan
      Have u ever shared your facebook or gmail passwords with anyone or has anyone hacked into it ??No right?? Why cant we do the same here..we just need to be absolutely secure .. I am sure technology breakthroughs can help us out
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  May 5 2012: Chetan i think you are right in this point of discussion .
  
  I also wanted to add a point that we can stop teenagers from viewing pornographic site by giving proper knowledge (Sex Education) or bring an open minded environment about Sex with the Teens as well as our brother and sister ........ by discussion and by giving proper knowledge we can only stop them not by putting any barrier like SSN.
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    May 5 2012: kashaf thanks for appraisal:P!!
    and you are right..education will be the best medium!!
R H 20+
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May 5 2012: What a mess pornography is. It is the drug of the eyes and ears. And because it is 'in the air' through video, everyone can be affected. It is my opinion that totalitarian regimes are bred on such depravities of culture whereas the 'good' people say: 'Enough of freedom! It is killing us! Society is debauchery! We must have order!' And then we get it... ...but that wasn't your question, was it. I would consider that it should be treated like a drug - just as deadly, addictive, and socially dangerous as cocaine or heroin. Now, with that said, I would also consider that you should be able to get a license to possess and enjoy cocaine, heroin, or pornography if you should so choose to - as an adult. If you give it to a minor, or a minor gets access because of you, you get arrested. Just a consideration.
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  May 5 2012: We can definetly prevent it by using a validation layer(providing a unique ID number and some form filling) in your web page and make it a rule that it becomes mandatory for all pornographic websites to follow....The minors of today's generation is exposed to too much violent sexual content and this is becoming a serious concern world wide
  - R H 20+
    
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    May 5 2012: Kids will find a way. They'll get numbers from their older brothers/sisters - just like they do for alcohol now, only unlike alcohol, they can send this ' controlled substance' through the Internet. I agree that this is very possibly an insidious problem for minors across the globe - especially in the poorer less educated areas as you point out. I saw one TED talk where a woman discusses how much of a distortion of reality porn is for adults, let alone for minors. But as you also point out, there are so many other issues that our children are facing as a result of our mismanagement. Where do we start? I remember when the 'women's movement' was upset about equal pay and rights, and being viewed as 'sex objects'. Yet I see no mass outcry from women regarding this degradation, or from the animal rights people, for that matter. Good luck with this one.
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      May 5 2012: R H , in such a situation we have safe lockers , just like how we safe guard our bank account numbers and passwords .The one time registration form can also ask for a password which kids will not know . We can always make selling of porn illegal in stores , rather make it available online only ...
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- Gerald O'brian 50+
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  May 5 2012: oops!
  Let me rephrase. Why do you think porn is deadly?
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    May 5 2012: Its no where deadly for someone who is above 18 has maturity , I too come from the land of kamasutra ..
    But my point is its inappropriate for kids to see at a very young age .
    We hear stories of sexual violence all around the globe and the people who commit such offence confess to watching porn at a very early age and thats where things become deadly. We can definetly do something to prevent it.
    Hope you understand my concerns ..
    Best Regards,
    Bharath
    - Kashaf Mamoon
      
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      May 5 2012: Who told you that if any one is watching porn form early of its age are committing that type of activities ............... i dont think you are at all correct on your views......
      
      but one thing i will say the question you asked is good but you view about its different point is wrong according to me....
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      May 5 2012: I agree with Kashaf.
      I don't think the places with the world-reccord for the worst amount of rape are the places with broadband internet access for young children.
      
      Porn is just porn. And education is education. If you get your education from porn, then you didn't get a propper education, and this is the heart of this issue.
      The other problem is that good porn should be encouraged. THEN it could be educationnal.

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