MANY Red States Now BLOCKED!

[ArdmoreKimberly]

Oh wow just unbelievable...can someone please explain what is causing this? I am in Southern Oklahoma and seem ok but have friends in Texas also...

 

[rawTOP]

8 hours ago, Oldercumslut said:

Just now saw this. The only browser that limits is Safari on IOS. Chrome still gets me to the home page..  Although most of the time I'm using VPN, anyway.

It has nothing to do with your browser. The block is based on your IP. 

[PozBearWI]

Thanks @rawTOP   It occurs to me our BZ community might be evolving into the Horny Geeks.  I've so many friends whose eyes glaze over upon the mention of "IP Address".  🙂

[chipygmalion80]

The stupidity of these laws is what I just saw advertised on Ytube. 

So I can chat 1,000 of "girls" with "private photos" -- uhuh, we know what that means -- but I cannot watch porn from consenting adults.  Pftt!

[CCbttm]

Site wouldn't let me have access here in WI for a few days and I thought the place was shut down, then read the bit about the states passing laws, but now it let me on just fine this morning. Not using any VPN.

[Orlbttmntraining]

On 7/14/2023 at 9:12 AM, CCbttm said:

Site wouldn't let me have access here in WI for a few days and I thought the place was shut down, then read the bit about the states passing laws, but now it let me on just fine this morning. Not using any VPN.

Yeah Ive been unable to access it for the past two or three days in FL... glad Im able to get back on today!

[Close2MyBro]

There are many states proposing legislation, including a handful of democrat strongholds.

[think before following links] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-counsel/social-media-porn-sites-targeted-in-states-seeking-age-checks

 

[BootmanLA]

1 hour ago, Close2MyBro said:

There are many states proposing legislation, including a handful of democrat strongholds.

[think before following links] [think before following links] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-counsel/social-media-porn-sites-targeted-in-states-seeking-age-checks

 

That's true as a general statement, and certainly in many states Democrats have voted along with Republicans to impose such rules.

That said, Bloomberg's map is inaccurate to some degree; I know for a fact that Louisiana had legislation this year along these lines (to tighten the rules already in place). I have no doubt several other states coded "light blue" on this map also had such legislation.

But the concept of "Democratic strongholds" doing this is nonsensical. In every one of the 50 states, legislation is introduced not by party, but by individual legislators. Even if a state has a supermajority of one party, a member of the other party may well be the legislator who filed the bill.

So, for instance, it may technically be true that California, speaking hypothetically, is a "state seeking to regulate kids' experience online" (to quote the title of the map). But if the bill is filed by a Republican, it's irrelevant that the state is a Democratic stronghold (although that may help prevent it from passing, or maybe not). The overall partisan makeup of states is irrelevant when evaluating whether someone in the state filed a bill.

After all, in any given year, I see bills filed to abolish the death penalty and to expand its use in homicide cases. I've seen bills to increase the penalty for illegal drugs and to legalize the same drugs. The choice to file a bill is dependent on the whims of the person filing it, nothing more.

[Close2MyBro]

34 minutes ago, BootmanLA said:

That's true as a general statement, and certainly in many states Democrats have voted along with Republicans to impose such rules.

That said, Bloomberg's map is inaccurate to some degree; I know for a fact that Louisiana had legislation this year along these lines (to tighten the rules already in place). I have no doubt several other states coded "light blue" on this map also had such legislation.

But the concept of "Democratic strongholds" doing this is nonsensical. In every one of the 50 states, legislation is introduced not by party, but by individual legislators. Even if a state has a supermajority of one party, a member of the other party may well be the legislator who filed the bill.

So, for instance, it may technically be true that California, speaking hypothetically, is a "state seeking to regulate kids' experience online" (to quote the title of the map). But if the bill is filed by a Republican, it's irrelevant that the state is a Democratic stronghold (although that may help prevent it from passing, or maybe not). The overall partisan makeup of states is irrelevant when evaluating whether someone in the state filed a bill.

After all, in any given year, I see bills filed to abolish the death penalty and to expand its use in homicide cases. I've seen bills to increase the penalty for illegal drugs and to legalize the same drugs. The choice to file a bill is dependent on the whims of the person filing it, nothing more.

So in California, where the democrats have a super-majority, using your logic, if the assembly and senate passes the bill and the governor signs it, you still blame the Republican who introduced it? Incredible.

[rawTOP]

Bloomberg is usually pretty good but that map is beyond useless...

• Louisiana isn't on the map because they passed it last year.
• It's trivial to introduce a bill. Whether it gets out committee is more interesting.
• And the substance of the bill is critical.

California passed one a couple years ago - but it's not one anyone seems worried about.

At the end of the day, the problem bills are pushed by Republicans, even if they get Democratic votes. WHO YOU VOTE FOR MATTERS!!

[Close2MyBro]

40 minutes ago, rawTOP said:

Bloomberg is usually pretty good but that map is beyond useless...

• Louisiana isn't on the map because they passed it last year.
• It's trivial to introduce a bill. Whether it gets out committee is more interesting.
• And the substance of the bill is critical.

California passed one a couple years ago - but it's not one anyone seems worried about.

At the end of the day, the problem bills are pushed by Republicans, even if they get Democratic votes. WHO YOU VOTE FOR MATTERS!!

If a majority of democrats pass the bill, the the democrats are the cause of the problem. They have the power to stop it, and if they choose not to, then that's on them.

[viking8x6]

34 minutes ago, Close2MyBro said:

If a majority of democrats pass the bill, the the democrats are the cause of the problem.

I think "a part of" or "contributing to" would be more appropriate language here. If the bill had not been introduced, they would not have to vote against it.

It's important to remember that the political reality of party warfare is that trading in political capital is usually necessary for anything to get passed at all, and queers are among the first people to get thrown under the bus (by either party) if somebody needs to bolster their supply of chips.

[CumCravinHole]

Thank you for presenting and participating in this thread.  I was unaware of the issue.  I’m in Texas and haven’t experienced difficulty to date, though, if I understand the info shared here correctly then Sept 1st is D-Day.  
 

To be clear, once the block is invoked, implementing ip masking techniques (such as VPN, & TOR browsers) are the work around to reestablish access to BZ? 

thanks again.

[ErosWired]

16 minutes ago, CumCravinHole said:

To be clear, once the block is invoked, implementing ip masking techniques (such as VPN, & TOR browsers) are the work around to reestablish access to BZ? 

More broadly and comprehensively speaking, the workaround is to vote the imbeciles out of office and elect replacements who will repeal these misguided laws, but that will take time and likely the death of a majority of people over fifty years old, unless there are successful court challenges. In the meantime, the Earth has been set on ‘Broil’, and access to porn may suddenly become less of a concern than access to air conditioning. But yes, you’ll need a VPN.

[D-man]

   On 7/2/2023 at 7:37 PM, muscmtl said:  U all get a a VPN    On 7/2/2023 at 7:37 PM, muscmtl said:  U all get a a VPN   - I hoe that's all it takes!