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Popular porn sites now display unproven health warnings thanks to Texas law::Popular online adult film sites in Texas are posting health warnings about watching porn, despite the fact a law requiring them to do so was blocked in August.

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[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 274 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (27 children)

“potentially biologically addictive” and “proven to harm human brain development.”

These warnings should be required for all social media sites every time you open any webpage or app.

[–] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (14 children)

While they're at it they could add "potential to cause spontaneous human combustion" or "potentially damaging to time-space continuum." Potentially. I'm no porn fan, but my understanding is the evidence on the addictiveness claims is super weak.

The causal arrow between porn and the brain development thing could easily go either way. It's hard to tell.

[–] trachemys@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Surely porn is known to California to cause cancer.

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It must, that label is on everything, so it effectively means nothing. This exchange happened between my wife and I a couple months ago

'oh honey look..this pink Himalayan salt, which expires in...2 weeks?!? is known to the state of cancer to cause California. Ah, science. What a time to be alive'

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

The amount of lead in Himalayan salt (it's mined from mountains in Pakistan) can be above allowed limits, and especially can cause developmental issues in children. Europe has same or possibly more stringent lead expectations.

I guess the two takes could be "ugh California has warnings on everything so it's meaningless" or "wow, FDA really doesn't give a fuck and allows all this stuff to go unchecked"

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if the label itself is what causes cancer?!?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

They're usually vinyl (PVC), and it probably does. At least it would if you ingest or burn it. Burning it could release chlorine, too, so the cancer might be the least of your worries.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Don't forget the reproductive harm!

[–] StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Shhh don't give them any ideas!

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