[Bender]

A better law would have been to require the apps look for an RTA header. [1] If detected trigger parental control password prompt which would only be enabled if a parent enabled parental controls.

Server operators could add this header to anything adult or that may contain user-contibuted content in their sleep. App developers could add a snippet of code to look for the header in their sleep. Then have a law that requires parents with small children under 10 must enable parental controls on devices used by their children. Why under 10? No confrontation with teens. The small children will grow into the process. No PII shared. No asking for ID. No sharing ID. Not on the OS, not on a third party website. I don't like green eggs and ham, I don't like them Sam I am.

We all know that once this law has been complied to they will extend it to require ID be uploaded to whatever company gives the most kick-backs to Gavin and an API key will have to be saved on the OS per account. This data will be leaked in 3 ... 2 ...

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46152074