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New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by ydlr »

fortissimohn wrote: post #29
otikik wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it’s proven that is bad for them, I would not be so opposed. Same with alcohol or tobacco.

Driving is proven to be very dangerous but our government still encourages us to brave traffic every day.

With regulations, including government issued id and adult supervision of people under a certain age.

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by nverno »

vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

Yea that's BS. I didn't have any ID till I was 16 and got a driver's license. A lot of kids, like city kids, don't get one till years later. Are they planning to create a new type of ID for children? I wouldn't want my kids anywhere near social media either, but I wouldn't want to rely on the state to track and police their behaviour.

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

Yeah. A lot would depend on implementation, but it would concern me -- likely worst case being hack to access all SOS DL info..

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by Strom »

vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

> Any commercially reasonable age verification method.

Is being born in 1900-01-01 still reasonable? The linked document remains extremely vague about what is reasonable.

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by vhold »

vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

In particular I would like people to consider the implications of "state approved application"

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

j_walter wrote: post #24
coldcode wrote: post #17

Clearly, the point is to look good to some prospective voters that likely won't get legally rejected because it applies to no one. You can claim to have done something without worrying about a messy reality.

Welcome to most politics. Crime goes up, here's a new task force that has no teeth to make any real changes...but look we did something.

Did someone just say blue ribbon committee? All my fears have vanished:D

Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by atkailash »

nverno wrote: post #42
vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

Yea that's BS. I didn't have any ID till I was 16 and got a driver's license. A lot of kids, like city kids, don't get one till years later. Are they planning to create a new type of ID for children? I wouldn't want my kids anywhere near social media either, but I wouldn't want to rely on the state to track and police their behaviour.

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Re: New Arkansas bill to keep minors off social media exempts most social platforms

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Post by politician »

vhold wrote: post #33

I think people may be overlooking a bigger story here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBil... Reasonable age verification methods under subdivision (c)(1) of this section include providing: (A) A digitized identification card, including a digital copy of a driver's license under § 27-16-601 et seq.; (B) Government-issued identification; or (C) Any commercially reasonable age verification meth…

It’s ludicrous that proof of ability to operate a motor vehicle is positioned as a prerequisite for using the Internet—- more so given the myriad of ways that a license can be suspended.
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