Treat online pornography distribution under a vice‑licensing regime akin to alcohol: mandatory state licenses, robust ID checks, advertising limits, and enforcement through payment processors, app stores, and ISPs. This channels regulation to existing chokepoints rather than broad, hard‑to‑police platform bans.
— It reframes digital‑harm control as applying proven vice‑industry rules online, enabling enforceable safeguards without sweeping speech restrictions.
msmash
2025.10.01
68% relevant
The article reports the Philippine central bank ordered e‑wallets to remove links to betting sites, cutting bets by half within days—evidence that payments and licensing chokepoints can effectively regulate online vice, mirroring the proposed 'vice‑licensing' approach for pornography.
Brad Littlejohn
2025.08.23
100% relevant
The article urges recognizing and regulating Big Tech as a vice industry and builds on the SCOTUS‑backed age‑verification push discussed at the Age Verification Summit.
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