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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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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Surely porn is known to California to cause cancer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months 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'

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months 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"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Don't forget the reproductive harm!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Shhh don't give them any ideas!