The case for banning children from social media
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The case for banning children from social media
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Re: The case for banning children from social media
#2This is going to be an uphill battle.
Not only is enforcement on a judiciary level extremely difficult (the kids as well as the companies have ways and reason to skirt jurisdiction on the borderless Internet) but you have the problem that addictive products will remain addictive even if there are better options out there.
Personal opinion but I think the best way to counter the social media plague for young people will be something akin to making them "uncool in the schoolyards"
Re: The case for banning children from social media
#3> These bills will likely face considerable constitutional challenges. Previous attempts to block minors from accessing Web sites via broad legislation, including the Child Online Protection Act, from 1998, have been struck down on First Amendment grounds.
You might get farther instead of banning children from social media, ban all ads to children on social media.
Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,000 fine.
If you do that, social media companies will figure out how to keep kids from accessing their site.
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#4Why not ban social media from children. It was, at a point in the not so distant past, illegal to advertise to them.
Simply return to this standard, and make the penalty for non-compliance that your company is seized and auctioned.
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#5> These bills will likely face considerable constitutional challenges. Previous attempts to block minors from accessing Web sites via broad legislation, including the Child Online Protection Act, from 1998, have been struck down on First Amendment grounds. You might get farther instead of banning children from social media, ban all ads to children on social media. Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,0…
have fun uploading a copy of your passport every time you visit a new domain then.
Re: The case for banning children from social media
#6> These bills will likely face considerable constitutional challenges. Previous attempts to block minors from accessing Web sites via broad legislation, including the Child Online Protection Act, from 1998, have been struck down on First Amendment grounds. You might get farther instead of banning children from social media, ban all ads to children on social media. Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,0…
> If you do that, social media companies will figure out how to keep kids from accessing their site.
Nah. The marginal cost of a cigarette is tiny compared to the lifetime revenue of an addict. The marginal cost of a some GBs is even lower than that of a cigarette, and the lifetime revenue of a social media addict is enormous.
Re: The case for banning children from social media
#7> These bills will likely face considerable constitutional challenges. Previous attempts to block minors from accessing Web sites via broad legislation, including the Child Online Protection Act, from 1998, have been struck down on First Amendment grounds. You might get farther instead of banning children from social media, ban all ads to children on social media. Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,0…
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#8What is social media? My daughters use messaging more than they use TikTok, IG, or BeReal. They send 100s of messages to each other in a span of 5 mins.
However, even within their close circle of friends, I see the same social issues (peer pressure, need for validation, etc.).
Re: The case for banning children from social media
#9This is going to be an uphill battle. Not only is enforcement on a judiciary level extremely difficult (the kids as well as the companies have ways and reason to skirt jurisdiction on the borderless Internet) but you have the problem that addictive products will remain addictive even if there are better options out there. Personal opinion but I think the best way to counter the social media plague for young people wi…
It should be super uphill battle. I really hope so. Parents should determine what’s appropriate and the use cases. People trying to create laws left and right for every damn thing is just nuts. We have ended up with “I accept cookies” on every website now. Isn’t that enough for these “bring in government into every aspect of our life” nuts?
My wish would be no laws could be passed unless we have 3/4th of votes and every 10 year old law gets expired unless passed again.
Re: The case for banning children from social media
#10> These bills will likely face considerable constitutional challenges. Previous attempts to block minors from accessing Web sites via broad legislation, including the Child Online Protection Act, from 1998, have been struck down on First Amendment grounds. You might get farther instead of banning children from social media, ban all ads to children on social media. Every single ad impression shown to a child is a $1,0…
have fun uploading a copy of your passport every time you visit a new domain then.
Which will be very expensive for startups as well and ensure those with market dominance stay that way no matter how bad they get. This isn't sounding good.