State governments are passing laws that seek to protect kids from social media. But maybe what we really need is to protect kids—and the Internet—from the government. Mike Masnick, founder and editor of Techdirt, joins the show to discuss California’s AB 2273, Utah’s SB 152 and HB 311, and the wider hysteria over minors and social media use. For more, see Mike’s recent article, “As The Social Media Moral Panic Continues, People Keep Highlighting How Much Value It Actually Provides.”
#184: Sex Toy Hacking
#183: Is the Sharing Economy Progressive?
#182: Powering the Internet
#181: NextGen Air Traffic
#180: Mayday for Tech in the UK
#179: Hate Speech
#178: Is it time to break up Big Tech?
#177: Online Privacy and the BROWSER Act
#176: Future of Internet Copyright (w/ TechDirt)
#175: The Driverless Future
#174: Vaping and the FDA
#173: NSA Checks Itself?
#172: Future of Internet Regulation (w/ FCC Chairman Ajit Pai)
#171: Tech and Immigration
#170: Tech and Tax Reform
#169: The Future of Tech Policy
#168: FBI and Facial Recognition
#167: The Airbnb Wars Rage On
#166: Hacking the CIA
#165: Regulating the Universe
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