Babydolla been killing it with her responses.
I had to vote no, only because the question was too broad.
I think US Government has the right to regulate the industry heavily and it should, and the industry should not be protected under the Constitutions' Freedom of Speech in a free for all manner, considering, one can not in a court of law freely curse at a judge, or freely talk out of turn in government functions, so on and so forth.
The industry does not care about child safety and it should at a minimum to make sure children under 18 can not access their websites simply by clicking " I am over 18 " . children under 18 in the USA can not buy cigarrettes with out ID, and most states have a law regarding booze and a lil sign that usually reads, we ID anyone that LOOKS UNDER 21. You cant even join the military if you are under 18 ( in most cases ) ya have to register to vote, you have to get a license to drive a permit to fly a plane, permits to buy guns forms to fill out at a minimum to buy a gun that those in turn go through a background check. supposedly.
Yet the Porn industry is just a straight up free for all for accessing. With a few states implementing a useless law that prevents ease of access online, that is easily circumvented with a VPN. but at least those states are trying.
Anyone enjoys watching Chris Hansen knows he tells perps, children lie to get on those dating sites.
So exactly how does clicking " im over 18 " legally mean jack?
If one can simply click something and it is legally binding which for some reason is okay at times when making purchases that have auto renewal options. then to me there is no need to do any more legally than ask someone if they are legal in person when buying booze, guns, etc.
South Park had that one episode, you clicked accept, so we can do this to you.
Sadly it isn't all the porn industrys fault, that responsibilty ultimately falls on the American Voter to give two rats balls enough to demand the government fix an industry that is easily accessible to children online.