Which social media? Does that include discord and forums? Reddit? Those are all social media too
Likely anything that accepts user generated content and makes it available to others without human editorial review
Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
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#52TV? Radio? One could argue that some stations/networks are quite comparable to social media.
TV and radio are not interactive. The interactive nature of social media makes is so damaging: you write a comment or post a video, and then you get a dopamine injection every time there is a like, reply or re-share.
I used to think TV is bad, social media is 10x worse.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
> 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.
I'm amused by the idea that developing brains in particular are being informed, rather than misinformed, by social media. Where did that come from in the age of misinformation and filter bubbles? Adult brains are misinformed by these bubbles, teenage brains are even more vulnerable.
Teens are either far more informed about the world than their parents or completely oblivious to it. Not much in between.
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#54> 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.
What percentage of Gen Z is under the age of 18?
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
> 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.
I'm amused by the idea that developing brains in particular are being informed, rather than misinformed, by social media. Where did that come from in the age of misinformation and filter bubbles? Adult brains are misinformed by these bubbles, teenage brains are even more vulnerable.
When what you've been told in your life so far are things like being told your whole life that non-cishet people are "demons" and that racism is good actually, I think social media is the lesser of two evils.
(Source: Raised in TX, knew people taught both of the things above and learned otherwise thanks to social media. For the record, my parents did _not_ teach either of the above)
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
For some governmental (aka official) examples: * State-issued ID card (aka the lesser equivalent to a driver's license card) * Federal-issued passport * Federal-issued passport card (yes, these are a thing) For some informal examples (if they have a photo): * Company ID card/documentation * Library card * Medical card ---- Everyone always has access to a state-issued ID card (or driver's license) and a passport issue…
Passports are very expensive though, like hundreds of dollars. They’d have to make them free for this to work
US passports are $130 for both first-time issuance and renewals, though first-time issuance also has a separate $35 fee.
Most passports are valid for 10 years. This is hardly expensive.
Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/passports/forms-fees/Pa...
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#59Which social media? Does that include discord and forums? Reddit? Those are all social media too
From our business and commerce code:
(1) "Social media platform" means an Internet website or application that is open to the public, allows a user to create an account, and enables users to communicate with other users for the primary purpose of posting information, comments, messages, or images. The term does not include:
(A) an Internet service provider as defined by Section 324.055;
(B) electronic mail; or
(C) an online service, application, or website:
(i) that consists primarily of news, sports, entertainment, or other information or content that is not user generated but is preselected by the provider; and
(ii) for which any chat, comments, or interactive functionality is incidental to, directly related to, or dependent on the provision of the content described by Subparagraph (i).
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm amused by the idea that developing brains in particular are being informed, rather than misinformed, by social media. Where did that come from in the age of misinformation and filter bubbles? Adult brains are misinformed by these bubbles, teenage brains are even more vulnerable.
Teens are either far more informed about the world than their parents or completely oblivious to it. Not much in between.
Were you more informed as a teen than you are now as an adult?
Or, more likely, when you look back at yourself as a teen do you cringe at what you believed?