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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by oblio on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:41AM (#30710488)
> Name one thing that the US government has “banned” that people wanted where it has been effective?

The world is more than the US.

> And why would you want government control over what you can see and say?

Because this is not just about me, it's about society as a whole.

And humans can be horrible:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebo...

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scarface74 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:59AM (#30710650)
The war on drugs have done much more harm than good - at least in the “inner city”. When drug use started spiking in “rural America” - despite laws that make it damn near impossible for me to get enough psuedophredrine for my family - it started being treated “as a disease”.
Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scarface74 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:57AM (#30710628)
So because of the GDPR Europeans privacy is better protected and the effect wasn’t just to see a lot of cookie pop ups?
Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by oblio on Thursday March 17, 2022 @09:03AM (#30710687)
Yes, it is, lawsuits and fines have already started happening.

Let's just agree to disagree on fundamental philosophical differences here and call it a day.

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by scarface74 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @03:33PM (#30715028)
Yep, I’m sure that’s going to solve the problem. It’s been the last for five years and the situation has gotten worse.
Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by oblio on Thursday March 17, 2022 @11:57PM (#30718604)
You're right, you win. Congratulations!