Newsflash: Kids Can Watch Porn On The Video iPod

from the iNonsense dept

The arrival of the video iPod heralds a new frontier in parents’ battle against their kids watching porn, apparently, because “children quickly can download adult content onto their iPods and then take it away from the home for easy viewing elsewhere”. You mean like they’ve been able to do after they found Dad’s stash of Playboys for years? Employers are also at risk, now, because people might bring porn to work with them. None of these are new problems, they’re just on an iPod now, so it becomes a big deal. If somebody wanted to bring porn to work, they’d do it with or without an iPod. If a kid wants to watch porn, chances are they’ll find a way with or without the iPod. Once again, the technology is separate from the behavior, and in any case, the iPod is weak target: there are plenty of other ways for kids to surreptitiously view porn that existed well before they could do it on the iPod. To lay the blame at the device’s feet is a bit much.


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Annonymous says:

.... and this is news because?

Since the Internet entered the home porn has always been there. Why does the extension of porn to the video Ipod seem newsworthy?

It seems like one of those “…duh” momements.

This is like saying watchout, kids could download blueprints to a pipe bomb on their Ipod. Of course they can, if it’s published material, good or bad it can be transfered to storage devices like the Ipod.

Sohrab says:

No Subject Given

Im all for blaming this on Myspace.

But like mike said, wow umm I can also put porn on a CD, take Pictures, Have pictures on my Camera, Have Pictures/Movies on my Phone and have Pictures/Movies on my PSP. No big freakin deal. Remember in our society, its much easier to fault other things then ourselves.

School shooting? Doom and the matrix
Bad Grades in School? Video Games
Porn in Class? the iPod

No need to talk about morals or values or parents, over rated right?

thecommoncents says:

Common

The chances are that children would not of know that you could use your ipod for porn in till you put that piece of information on the news.

To be honest I think ipod porn is just a ploy to sale more ipods. because first off what about all these damn PDA and pocket PC that cost cheaper than a ipod and do so much more.

i mean duh not as if teenagers can’t have jobs an no bills so why not save up and buy one.

NOW THE MEDIA SAY YOU CAN PUT PORN ON IPODS so teens will PUT PORN ON IPODS.

someone says:

IM 13 I LOOK AT PORN AND I MAKE PORN

Hi im not saying my name but im 13 iv been looking at porn for year and all my friends do to they have it on there own laptops, ipods, PSPs, Flash Drives and we also make our own porn and flirt with girl and guys on da net MSN is da best LOL we have all had sex i had sex with a 16yo girl called sarah when i was just 12 it was great iv also had sex with a dude (WASNT GOOD it was a dare) and all my friends have done this to this is what its like for LOTS of kids in da world and there is NOTHING you can do about is our dad or mum finds out then we get punished ???? thats all they can do we get horny get on the net were NOT going to stop.
Thanks hot-sexy2006@hotmail.com

MiddleFinggayoMoma (profile) says:

Re: WTF

OMG like wtf is wrong with you your 13 and you have been looking at? porn fucking puto I hope you die thats just sick punal, and you had sex at 12 AJAJJAJAjJAjJA hell puto I bet your balls havent even drop yet AjJajJAJ and your saying you had sex, and you had sex WITH A GUY!!!!! you need help before you turn into a rapist AjJajJaJJA pinche juto.

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