Bill would block porn on new phones, computers unless consumers pay a tax

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Lawmakers in about a dozen states are considering a bill that would block pornography from all new phones and computers unless consumers pay up.

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Supporters say porn is a public health problem and argue that taxing it would help cut down on a range of issues, including sex trafficking.

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The tax would be used to fund groups that fight human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault and other issues, according to boilerplate language from the act's supporters.

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“What we know about pornography is that it's addictive. It actually affects the brain,” said Kathleen Winn of the Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network. “Like any drug, like an addiction, you need more and more and more of it to get the same reaction from it as the first time you saw it. So yes, I absolutely believe pornography is contributing to the growing criminal enterprise of sex trafficking.”

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“We have taxes on cigarettes. We have taxes on alcohol. We have taxes on any product that you go and buy. This is a product,” she argued.

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