Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
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Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
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Re: Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
#2This…actually seems like a good idea, at least in principle. Pretty much all research seems to be more or less unanimous that social media, as bad as it is, is even worse for younger users.
My key concern would be that this legislation could effectively outlaw any anonymous account on any website.
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#3TV? Radio? One could argue that some stations/networks are quite comparable to social media.
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#4TV? Radio? One could argue that some stations/networks are quite comparable to social media.
In what way? Those are pull only and almost never directly attack children.
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#6> A North Texas Republican wants to ban social media for Texans under the age of 18.
But wait, there's more:
> State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, filed House Bill 896 this week that would require social media users to show two forms of photo identification to verify their age.
Now all services considered social media would have to collect two forms of photo ID from all users, if they didn't want to be illegal in Texas?
This might not only be about protecting the children.
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#7 "would require social media users to show two forms of photo identification to verify their age"
sweet
Re: Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
#8> A North Texas Republican wants to ban social media for Texans under the age of 18. But wait, there's more: > State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, filed House Bill 896 this week that would require social media users to show two forms of photo identification to verify their age. Now all services considered social media would have to collect two forms of photo ID from all users, if they didn't want to be illegal in T…
> This might not only be about protecting the children.
Sadly, it never is about protecting the children. It's always about pushing other agendas that are, at best, tangentially aimed at protecting children.
For example, holding back Texan teens (aka Gen Z, who had a huge impact on the recent midterms) from being a part of the broader political discussion; from informing themselves before they're able to vote.
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