How much control do parents really have over the online content their children have access to? Is there an appropriate role for government policy in this area? This episode of Defending Ideas explores the proposed App Store Accountability Act and whether government intervention to give parents more control over their kids’ app downloads is warranted. The discussion features Utah State Sen. Todd Weiler, Sutherland Institute Constitutional Law and Religious Freedom Fellow Bill Duncan, and child advocate and online safety expert Melissa McKay. They join Nic Dunn to discuss the potential harms of unfettered online access for children, precedents for age verification laws, and how this bill could empower parents.

Show notes:

• Parents can’t be involved in child’s app downloads? That’s a legal stretch
• Perspective: App stores are exploiting our children. We must change that
• Opinion: Taking on Big Social Media — protecting kids, one bold move at a time
• S.B. 142 App Store Accountability Act

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