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Don't appeal to "common sense."

Red meat being bad for you was common sense. Fatty foods being bad for you was common sense. Asbestos being safe was common sense. Hell I saw a guy eat it to prove it was such.

Bright colored Snakes being dangerous is common sense. Something like this isn't common sense. It's parenting by government via criminalization. That's crazy. And we're not even talking about real child abuse.

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While I don't agree with nanny state regulating this, I don't think your comparison is valid.

Fatty foods were a part of our diet and then the experts at time said they were unhealthy and provided evidence - still the burden of proof was on them.

Children were (successfully) raised for generations without digital devices - you need to actually prove it's a benefit otherwise it's wise to avoid it just on being conservative.

Honesty I'd be more conservative/concerned as a parent with the chemicals in the plastic that they're holding. Behaviour is intuitively easier to regulate and understand than substance exposure.

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