<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>What makes you think other states are not capable of making such laws?</div><div><br></div><div>Or is this an argument against either -</div><div><br></div><div>1. Portals basing themselves in California</div><div>2. Californian law aimed at protecting its own citizens</div><div><br></div><div>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 24-Sep-2013, at 10:38, parminder <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB568">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB568</a><br>
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It is about putting restrictions on some kinds of ads on Internet
services, applications etc that aimed at minors. It also allows
minors to remove content about themselves. <br>
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Whatever agreement or disagreement people may have with this
particular law, one important issue here is that California can
make such law, but not states in other countries, not even
national governments. I mean it is so so difficult for them to
enforce it, that it may not be worth attempting it. At other
places, big companies may simply blackmail them by threats of
withdrawal as Google did with governemnt of Taipei a few years
back. (which they wont do with Gov of California).... This is how
policy space for non US gov entities is shrinking fast, and what
it means is that political and democratic space of our world is
shrinking... A key global IG issue if there ever was one.<br>
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parminder <br>
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