Children under 14 would be banned from social media, while teens aged 14–15 would need parental consent. But this law will be challenging to implement.
Yes. And SA is proposing a law against kids using online services.
Yet the conversion is about how the tech companies will handle it.
It’s the same thing. Social media companies are selling a product to these children which they pay for with their data and attention, just as other companies sell liquor or tobacco to customers for a direct monetary fee. In all of these examples, the government places the onus on the company to not sell the product to a minor (or someone under a certain age).
Do you think there would have been societal shifts on the sale of tobacco and alcohol without government regulation? A government cannot successfully effect widespread societal change on an issue without first clearly identifying that there is a problem through the introduction of new laws.
Yes. And SA is proposing a law against kids using online services.
Yet the conversion is about how the tech companies will handle it. Not about what society in general will do.
It’s the same thing. Social media companies are selling a product to these children which they pay for with their data and attention, just as other companies sell liquor or tobacco to customers for a direct monetary fee. In all of these examples, the government places the onus on the company to not sell the product to a minor (or someone under a certain age).
Do you think there would have been societal shifts on the sale of tobacco and alcohol without government regulation? A government cannot successfully effect widespread societal change on an issue without first clearly identifying that there is a problem through the introduction of new laws.