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Josh Tabish

Josh Tabish

Sep 10, 2026

13:26
So that's a tough one.
13:28
Yeah, I mean, I would say if I could wave a magic wand when the fall session starts, My wish would be, let's just drop this age gate entirely and instead focus on the design features or responsibilities that could actually make social media safer for young people.
13:45
This was kind of my take when the bill came out and I first read it.
13:50
The age ban is going to be such a massive distraction.
13:52
We're going to spend all this time talking about it, all this time trying to convince government that it is ineffective, that all the data suggests that it's easy to get around and that kids are just going to end up back on the platforms.
14:03
And they're not going to listen because an age ban drives really good headlines for them.
14:07
It's not good policy, but it's very good retail politics.

12 MINS LATER

25:55
scoped in, basically.

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