>>mmaria+(OP)
I really don't understand why it wasn't just a requirement for Apple and Google to include a client side filter. Parent sets up the phone and it's enabled by default. Much simpler option for everyone involved.
>>tapoxi+Vb
It's because this law isn't about protecting children, but about control of the Internet. They want online activity tied to real identity as a power grab.
>>john01+Td
Probably based on long term concerns that escalating inequality will lead to widespread unrest and violence. Which it will, if unaddressed.
Interesting that decades of government leaves half the country to rot, and their solution is to try to stop that half from rioting about it, rather than - perhaps - making society fairer?