Not really a poll kinda question haha.

It's an interesting one though since I don't believe there is a single "right" answer to it.

It would require extensive non-emotional driven discussion to reach some sort of basic consensus, which is damn difficult for most people, and even then it's a headscratcher.

Here's my view:

- Why the ban would be bad:

It is censorship, which is always bad imo. The ability to ban something within a certain system, means other things can be banned within that system and you are subject to the decision of a few "deciders".

A law that acts like it is protecting children is probably the best way to appeal to someone's sense of morality, and thus easiest for them to manipulate people into agreeing to underlying things they wouldn't actually want.

- Why the ban would be good:

It would at one point get to a stage where it is difficult to say whether or not it is real, which would have many negative consequences obviously, such as courtcase rulings to name one.

- Neutral point:

On one hand, it could quench a pedo's thirst and prevent him from doing the actual deed.

On the other hand, it could push him into wanting to do it in real even more.

Regardless of any of this, they can try banning something all they want, a law does not prevent those that disagree with the law from breaking it.

In short, I would opposse the ban.

I oppose child porn and sex but I do not oppose the creation of fake child porn, based on the fact that there is no real harm to others. The problem will lie in its future realism and the difficulty to distinguish real and fake rape cases.