First of all, the "tracking" boogeyman is already loose. I used to work in online advertising in aggregating data. "The bill holds platforms liable if their de

First of all, the "tracking" boogeyman is already loose. I used to work in online advertising in aggregating data. "The bill holds platforms liable if their designs and services do not “prevent and mitigate” a list of societal ills: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use disorders, physical violence, online bullying and harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, and suicidal behaviors." I expect a few sacrificial lambs to be very visibly slaughtered if this passes. I'm calling it now, AP -> NY Times -> MSNBC -> your social media feed -> Hacker News. "Additionally, platforms would be responsible for patterns of use that indicate or encourage addiction-like behaviors." I almost want to support it just to see video game studios and developers lose their minds. There are 3rd party companies that process payments for micro transaction where they adjust the amounts shown to the users in real time based on how much they think they can charge you in that moment. There are also 3rd party companies offering services to "optimize" stickiness. That's, psychologically profiling you as the user and breaking down your defenses against spending money on the platform or navigating away from their platform. The demonic symphony of complaints would be beautiful in a way. Plus we'll get a hot take from Whoopie Goldberg on The View about it. Probably something negative about Republicans despite the bill being resurrected by both a Republican and Democrat. I'm already lol-ing. Looking forward to it.