In every decade I've been alive, there's been a moral panic that was obviously manufactured in bad faith to take away our innocuous amusements, our privacy, our freedom of movement, even our ability to hold candid conversations.

1980s: D&D, going outside (“stranger danger!”)
1990s: video games, online chat
2000s: video games, online chat, airplanes
2010s: online chat, websites (“stop online piracy!”)
2020s: video games, online chat

When are people going to stop falling for this dirty trick?