[governance] Californian law putting some restrictions on Internet ads

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

What makes you think other states are not capable of making such laws?

Or is this an argument against either -

1. Portals basing themselves in California
2. Californian law aimed at protecting its own citizens

--srs (iPad)

> On 24-Sep-2013, at 10:38, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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