Rhode Island enthusiasts of free porn may have to start paying for it.
State legislators introduced a bill last week that would require residents to pay a one-time $20 fee to access pornography sites or other “offensive material” online.
If passed, the law would require Internet service providers in the state to block “sexual content and patently offensive material” by default. Users looking to take a peek at censored content would be able to make a written request to lift the ban. That would require proof that the consumer is at least 18 years old, evidence that the consumer received a “written warning regarding the potential danger of deactivating the digital block,” and an Andrew Jackson, or equivalent legal tender.
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