Sharing, With a Safety Net
SAN FRANCISCO — Kids......
The reckless rants and pictures they post online
can often get them in trouble, by compromising their chances of getting
into a good college or even landing them in jail. What to do about such
lapses vexes parents, school officials, the Internet companies that host
their words and images — and the law.
Now California legislators are trying to solve the problem with the
first measure in the country to give minors the legal right to scrub
away their online indiscretions.
“Kids and teenagers often self-reveal before they self-reflect,” said
James Steyer, chief executive of Common Sense Media, a San
Francisco-based advocacy group that pushed for the law
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