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Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar…

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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

How are they exploited? As far as I'm aware, porn actors and actresses sign a contract like you would in any other job.

[–] tiredOfFascists@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Some models are exploited victims of sex trafficking. I have a feeling it's usually hard to tell if that's the case. I think that it's not that common, percentage-wise but it's gotta be nonzero. Very uncomfortable to think about but it's there...

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I take your point, but you could apply that line of thinking to many other types of job, particularly roles that are unskilled or commonly filled by immigrants.

[–] tiredOfFascists@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Well yeah and we should and some people do. We can (actually have a duty to) recognize a multitude of problems in the world.

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