COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — State representatives Bill Chumley and Mike Burns are hell-bent on passing a bill that would make it harder and more expensive to access adult content online. Why? To combat human trafficking, they say. <br /> <br />The Spartanburg Herald Journal reports that under their Human Trafficking Prevention Act, all devices sold in South Carolina will need to be installed with a digital blocking system to filter out obscene content. <br /> <br />The proposed bill has a loophole though: Manufacturers or sellers could opt out if they fork over $20 per gadget. <br /> <br />Buyers who want the porn filters gone from their devices will also need to pay the same amount, on top of submitting a written request and proving they’re over 18. <br /> <br />All the money collected will supposedly go to the South Carolina attorney general’s human trafficking task force, as funding for anti-trafficking efforts. <br /> <br />The bill has already been referred to the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee and will be considered when the legislative session resumes in January. <br /> <br />As it is though, the bill will infringe on some pretty basic First Amendment rights, so who knows whether it will even get passed.
