This law is a terrible idea, since it's overbroad and will be abused. However I also think that the addictive design of social media is still something that de

This law is a terrible idea, since it's overbroad and will be abused. However I also think that the addictive design of social media is still something that deserves further scrutiny. I'm really curious how prevalent the phenomenon of people working at tech companies whose kids are raised "tech-free", it's almost a tacit admission that they know they've optimized their products to the point of being harmful (in the narrow sense of eroding executive function). https://www.businessinsider.in/science/silicon-valley-parents-are-raising-their-kids-tech-free-and-it-should-be-a-red-flag/articleshow/62971163.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/science/silicon-valley-parent... Best case scenario, they would voluntarily build in small mechanisms to help people mentally breathe (like stopping an infinite feed after a certain amount of time and little reminders that say "hey, you've been on here for several hours, how about taking a break?") These could even be opt-in settings. But they never will do that, since it's all about juicing numbers at all costs. Trying to use social media responsibly when you have ADD is a nightmare, since it's designed to exploit it against your best interests. It's silly to expect people to use social media responsibly when everything has thousands of hours of design in it to prevent that, especially for people that have issues with executive function (like kids and people with ADD). Parents are the most responsible for how their kids use tech, but it's also a privilege to have the time and energy as a parent to counter all of this that's working against you. Parents that have to work long hours and multiple jobs to provide won't be able to do that, and that doesn't necessarily make them bad parents. All that being said, I'm not sure how you go about improving the situation without resorting to terrible laws like this. There are too many bad laws that are passed under the guise of "for the children", and this smells like one of them. I really hope this doesn't pass and someone finds a better solution.