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At this point... I'm actually ready to play advocate for such a ban. I'm also not convinced that it would be unconstitutional, as that would call ID for gun pur
by gjsman-1000 4y ago
At this point... I'm actually ready to play advocate for such a ban. I'm also not convinced that it would be unconstitutional, as that would call ID for gun purchases, alcohol purchases, and similar into question. And some might say as well that social media isn't a physical threat, but that's assuming that threats to children's mental health are less of a priority than physical threats.
As for enforceability, or "they'll just use a VPN!" I don't really care. It's still a crime to speed even if 25% of the road speeds, and it would still be worse without Speed Limits. Criminals sometimes obtain guns, but it doesn't mean I don't want Gun ID laws.
- 1970-01-01 4y agoHow long until we need a license for using the Internet?
- brewdad 4y agoIn a way you do. Your ISP and your cell phone company know who you are and you aren't getting online without using one of them or finding a public wi-fi.
- 1970-01-01 4y agoIP addr != human
- gjsman-1000 4y agoWell, legally, an IP Address is still probable cause for a search warrant and police raid of a human.
- barbazoo 4y agoIs anyone proposing that?
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- gjsman-1000 4y agoSociety functioned and had revolutions against monarchies with absolute power without an internet. We'll survive. Also, nobody is proposing that.
- sbaiddn 4y agoSocial media purposely targets kids knowing that the vast majority of parents are technically incapable of cutting their kids off.
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- HillRat 4y agoIt's not difficult to show a compelling state interest in the regulation of weapons and intoxicants, but regulating media companies is a whole different question that deserves at least intermediate scrutiny. In this case specifically, I think the government would have difficulty demonstrating state interest given the carve-outs in the bill: it's hard to understand how Facebook is uniquely toxic but Youtube, LinkedIn, all multiplayer video games, and platforms with less than $100mm in annual gross revenue are exempt (plus a kind of tossed-out exemption for news that looks like a half-assed attempt to get around the controlling "ink-tax" 1A case law).