> Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,000 fine.
> If you do that, social media companies will figure out how to keep kids from accessing their site.
Do you really want to live in a world where every website forces you to log in and verify your state-issued ID?
I think some people see the words “social media” and assume it only applies to sites they don’t use, so they don’t care how unreasonable the demands are.
Yet everything from HN to Reddit to YouTube is a social media platform. Do you really want to go through the process of ID verification for every single site you sign up for? Put everything behind a paywall so the website can confirm you’re an adult?
It’s weird to see how quickly HN likes to jump to extreme government regulation of online spaces these days.