Common Sense Media (who appears short on common sense) is pushing a ridiculous and dangerous California ballot initiative to let anyone sue social media companies for perceived harm to kids. It's a disaster and CSM's boss has made it clear that he does not care about what the actual data says on this issue.

This will do real harm to kids, shutting down spaces they use, and allowing parents to go all moral panic and sue social media if they don't like how their kid is
techdirt.com/2024/01/08/leadin

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@mmasnick Remotely proportionate? Nope.

Effective? Probably not.

Good faith? Questionable.

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