Adults in America accept limits every day on their access to certain products or activities for the sake of protecting children. They must verify their age to purchase alcohol or tobacco. They must go through a process of proving their identity and meeting certain licensing requirements in order to own and operate a firearm or drive a car.
Balancing adults’ rights and the government’s compelling interest in protecting children from harm means that as adults we live with certain trade-offs, especially in areas where it is critical to restrict children from accessing certain substances or technologies that are too powerful for their developing brains and bodies.
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