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

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:15AM (#30710283)

I assume you are being ironic but that's happening and is a good thing:

https://www.foxnews.com/story/suit-targets-kellogg-viacoms-j...

> A consumer group wants to keep Tony the Tiger from promoting sugary cereals on the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon show, or anywhere else kids are watching.

> The Center for Science in the Public Interest Wednesday announced legal action to try to stop the Kellogg Co. (K), maker of cereals like Frosted Flakes, and Nickelodeon cable network Viacom Inc., (VIA) from marketing junk food to children.

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by johnnyanmac on Sunday March 20, 2022 @06:01AM (#30741424)

This is about advertising services to kids tho. Cereal and its pretty logos still appear in stores, in actual ads (just not during Spongebob), on billboards, and more.

This story is more like forbidding kellogs from using mascots on cereal boxes. Which seems both nonsensical and ineffective. Seems like a huge climb to prove that web design is specifically addicting children. It's also a slightly moot point because most social media TOS require a user to be 13 years old anyway.

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