Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids under 16
Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids under 16
A Florida bill that would prohibit kids under 16 from signing up for most social media platforms has passed the state House of Representatives.

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gravitas_deficiency @sh.itjust.works This is very obviously unenforceable
40 1 ReplyRentlar @lemmy.ca At least not without major violations to privacy.
13 1 ReplyFenrirIII @lemmy.world
It's a feature
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BradleyUffner @lemmy.world Yep. It's a direct violation of freedom of speech fair one thing.
8 5 ReplyExLisper @linux.community Sure it is. Platforms could for example close online sign ups and make people go to a physical location to open an account. Just like with banks. This of course will not pass but the issue is not that you can't enforce age limit. Banks do it. Online banks also do it. The issue is that enforcing this would kill the platforms.
4 2 ReplyEncrypt-Keeper @lemmy.world Ive never once had to walk into a bank in my life and I’ve used 6 online banks in my lifetime lol
1 0 ReplyExLisper @linux.community How did they verify your age?
1 0 ReplyEncrypt-Keeper @lemmy.world My social security number I would imagine.
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