By default, we don't pass laws or ethical codes about new technologies; instead, we let a 'trump card' of newness justify anything. But in the last 15 years, people haven't gotten to vote on whether they want children surveilled, targeted with ads, or subjected to addictive technology design.

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Tim Wu

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we don't pass any laws or have new ethical codes... we just sort of allow a trump card to to new stuff because it's new... we tried to pass just basic even child privacy laws. We couldn't get a vote ever.

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We Didn’t Ask for This Internet | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:41 PM

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