Rhode Island Bill Would Impose Fee For Accessing Online Porn (providencejournal.com)

If a recently introduced bill passes the General Assembly this session, Rhode Island residents will have to pay a $20 fee to access sexually explicit content online. The bill, introduced by Sen. Frank Ciccone (D-Providence) and Sen. Hanna Gallo (D-Cranston), would require internet providers to digitally block "sexual content and patently offensive material." Consumers could then deactivate that block for a fee of $20. The Providence Journal reports: Each quarter the internet providers would give the money made from the deactivation fees to the state's general treasurer, who would forward the money to the attorney general to fund the operations of the Council on Human Trafficking, according to the bill's language. If online distributors of sexual content do not comply with the filter, the attorney general or a consumer could file a civil suit of up to $500 for each piece of content reported, but not blocked, according to the bill.

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I'm a going to say this

[Stan92057]

I'm a going to say this..not a popular standpoint here but i DO think porn should be made a ton harder to access by kids. try to buy or even take a peek at a porn movie or magazine in a adult book store. under 18 are not allowed access..so why should the internet be any different? Penthouse,Cherry,Hustler are all not allowed to show hard core pornography though erections are porn IMO.because dicks get erect during sexual stimulation what ever that might be to each person..I don't agree with this politicians idea at all we all pay tax's already on the internet bills. And ya they can make laws to prevent underage access its already being done.Why they haven't on the web is a real good question. Make all hardcore pornography web sites move to the XXX domain that way it allows those who don't want hardcore pornography access on their devise can block it.