PSA: Minors In Adult Spaces

PSA: Minors in Adult Spaces

To the minors (who I will not name) who are arguing against adults wanting separation of NSFW from minors: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity

“ Section 1470 of Title 18, United States Code, prohibits any individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer obscene matter using the U.S. mail or any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to a minor under 16 years of age.  Convicted offenders face fines and imprisonment for up to 10 years. “

“ There are also laws to protect children from obscene or harmful material on the Internet. For one, federal law prohibits the use of misleading domain names, words, or digital images on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing harmful or obscene[1] material (See  18 U.S.C. §§ 2252B, 2252C). “

[1]: Obscenity varies state to state and country to country, the federal court mandated Miller Test[2] has it fall down on the decision of the Jury.

[2]: The standard of what is harmful to minors may differ from the standard applied to adults.  Harmful materials for minors include any communication consisting of nudity, sex or excretion that (i) appeals to the prurient interest of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable material for minors, (iii) and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. 

Also to those of you who insist on claiming it’s different since you’re European/Asian/Russian, therefore not in the US: they’re strict there too! The age of consent is NOT what you think it is. (Age of Consent: The age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts.) This is in regard to physical contact, romantic contact, contracts, or medical in the country. It does not mean you are an adult, you are confusing the age of consent with the age of majority (Age of Majority: The threshold of adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when minors cease to be considered such and assume legal control over their persons, actions, and decisions, thus terminating the control and legal responsibilities of their parents or guardian over them.)

As a minor interacting with an adult, you are capable of hurting us legal adults too.

Wait for your time to interact in adult spaces and with adults! If we did it, you can too.