Trudeau and Poilievre Clash Over Proposed Age Verification Laws for Online Porn
• Trudeau said adults shouldn't have to share personal info with "sketchy" sites or create a digital ID to browse the web. He opposes Poilievre's endorsement of age verification for porn sites.
• Poilievre supports a law requiring age verification before accessing porn online, but method is unclear. Conservatives would compel porn sites to verify ages but don't back requiring digital IDs.
• Senate bill S-210 would make sites like Pornhub criminally liable for failing to verify ages, to protect minors. Bill has support from some MPs but Trudeau and most Liberals oppose it.
• Senator Miville-Dechêne argues porn access can distort views of sex and relationships. She wants to limit minors' access, not ban porn for adults.
• Some experts argue age verification would violate privacy and restrict sexual expression. Others see it as the latest effort to purge porn.