Yeah, because you know who I trust to legislate the complex intersection of online privacy, free speech, and public safety?Bereaved parents.
I sympathize with their grief, but anecdotal claims that TikTok drove someone's child to suicide are not the basis for good public policy.
And although the article blames the failure of the bill on an astroturf NRA gun lobby group, there are many good reasons to oppose age verification bills like this one.