[bestbits] Californian law putting some restrictions on Internet ads

[parminder]

See

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB568

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.

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.

parminder
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