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macintuxtoday at 12:32 AM1 replyview on HN

> ...giving parents fines when their children access 18+ content will motivate those parents to parent their children.

And, like most such policies, will disproportionately impact the working poor.


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sophrosyne42today at 12:41 AM

All regulations, because they cause increased costs, will affect the poor the most, since an increased cost will cause the marginal consumer/producer to become submarginal. That is the choice that is made when regulation is enacted, whether the regulatora recognize this fact or not.