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A comment on California bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids. Parent comment

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scim-knox-twox on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:44AM (#30708920)
> The only thing that the EU has done is make web browsing worse by forcing a damn cookie popup on every damn website.

No, GDPR requires consent. How it can be obtained is at the site administrator's decision.

The GDPR even states that a lack of action (consent or refusal) cannot block further use of the site/app.

Don't blame the EU for "cookie popups" because the whole situation is the fault of the site owners - they are implementing the requirements incorrectly.

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scarface74 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @07:51AM (#30710081)
So whethee the law is bad or it is badly enforced - either way the government made life worse for people.

See also the “War on Drugs”.

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