Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan...
by johnnyanmac on Sunday March 20, 2022 @07:12AM
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I grepped through the PDF of the bill and found this:
>“Child user” means a person who uses a social media platform and is not
older than 17 years of age.
I was already wary of the bill in general, but thinking about parents suing Snapchat or Instagram over some high school drama (that would happen anyway, social media or not) seems to be almost dystopic from a technical point of view. Literally shooting the messenger.
>“Child user” means a person who uses a social media platform and is not older than 17 years of age.
I was already wary of the bill in general, but thinking about parents suing Snapchat or Instagram over some high school drama (that would happen anyway, social media or not) seems to be almost dystopic from a technical point of view. Literally shooting the messenger.
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Not sure if HN allows links to PDF's, but the first link of [this news article](https://dot.la/social-media-addiction-california-bill-265698...) will get you to the bill I found.