California bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scarface74 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @07:47AM (#30710047)

Doesn’t every single bad law trying to regulate media whether it be to ban rap music because four guys in LA release an album with “F%^%* the Police” on it or because a video game “induces violence” start with “think about the children”?

You are free as a parent to try to shelter your children from harm.

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by makeitdouble on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:24AM (#30710346)

Political slogans are famously the opposite of what they claim. We get “Save Our Green Earth” polluting bills, “Freedom and Peace” wider incarceration bills, and as you point out “Think about the children” mantra thrown around for anything and everything, with nothing in it actually about children.

Also if we really think that video games induce violence, it’s interesting to think about why we want them played by 20+ yo grow ups who can cause actual harm at a non trivial scale.

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