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Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Why Big Tech’s ‘Tobacco Moment’ Isn’t What It Seems
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Itsfoss
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April 19, 2026, 7:41 a.m.
Opinion
big-tech
regulation
Children's Online Safety
surveillance
Summary
The blog post argues that in the haste to protect children online, regulators may unintentionally reinforce centralized control and surveillance by Big Tech, rather than promoting a safer internet that challenges these companies' dominance.
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