The thesis of this article is that Britain “tamed big tech,” but the actual legislation seems to require a few privacy switches for kids — switches that should be on for everyone under a reasonable regulatory regime. wired.co.uk/article/age-ap…
“Strange women lying in ponds is no basis for a system of government.” 
The major observation here is that tech firms will do all sorts of things to “protect children” as long as they’re (1) relatively inexpensive, (2) don’t substantially harm their own financial interests. Which generally means doing ineffective things.
This is the kind of statement that might have been laughable 15 years ago. But if you replace “the Internet” with “ten popular platforms and two app stores,” it doesn’t sound so crazy.
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