Ve hav vays of blocking e-smut

The Germans have reinforced their strict image by ruling that anyone wanting to buy raunchy e-books will only be able to do so between the hours of 10pm and 6am in a move branded “just nuts” by one book industry expert.
German cinemas have not been allowed to show adult films outside these hours since 2002, but the rules are now being extended to cover online books.
The decision has been taken by the Youth Protection Authority regulator and follows a complaint about a transgender memoir titled Schlauchgeluste (Pantyhose Cravings). Critics claimed it was too easy for children to get their hands on the publication.
The German Publishers & Booksellers Association confirmed that retailers were now considering ways to enforce the rules. But Jessica Sanger, from the trade body’s legal team, told the BBC: “A time lock doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense to us as kids can find ways to circumvent that. A system that requires proof of age is harder to circumvent and that is the way we see things going.”
Booksellers face fines of 50,000 euros (£35,000) if they do not comply with the rules.
And German book blogger Nate Hoffelder said the move makes no sense, adding: “Given the prevalence of adult content on websites outside of Germany, trying to control access on sites in Germany is just nuts.
“Even King Canute knew that he could not hold back the tide, but apparently German regulators lack that level of common sense.”