Segmented Strategy for Digital Vice

Updated: 2025.08.23 2M ago 2 sources
Treat different online harms differently: prioritize hard constraints on pornography while using distinct tools for social media addiction and predator‑enabling apps. Sequencing and coalition‑building become possible when policymakers stop treating all 'Big Tech harms' as one enemy. — This reframes child‑safety regulation as a tractable, staged campaign rather than an all‑or‑nothing fight, improving odds of durable policy.

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Distinguishing Digital Predators
Brad Littlejohn 2025.08.23 100% relevant
The article’s 'black bear vs grizzly bear' analogy and 'divide and conquer' plan from the Age Verification Summit.
Beyond Safetyism: A Modest Proposal for Conservative AI Regulation
Brad Littlejohn 2025.08.20 70% relevant
By critiquing sweeping 'safetyism' and equity‑risk frames, the piece points toward targeted, concrete AI rules rather than lump‑sum bans or blanket preemption—aligning with the call to tailor governance to specific harms instead of treating all tech risks as one bloc.
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