Patrick O’Keefe points out that the new California bill could have an adverse effect on the threaded discussions of online communities.
According to BBC News, it works by forcing websites to remove content posted by minors who live in the state, when so requested. However, if that content is reposted by others, those posts do not have to be removed. Furthermore, the data does not have to be removed from the website’s servers – only from public view.
See original article at managingcommunities.com
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