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Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by Lord-Jobo »

setgree wrote: post #3

I support this in theory, but good luck trying to outmaneuver teens on the internet. I foresee a proliferation of age faking tools, VPNs, etc.

Yup. The actual solution here is regulation requiring social media and device manufacturers (networking and user devices like phones) to have simple, accessible, and robust parental controls.

The law proposed here is a stupid hammer that won't do anything but piss everyone off. Definitely what I've come to expect from my worthless state government (I live here, I'm sorry, ive tried to replace these people several times)

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by pjc50 »

edgyquant wrote: post #9
pjc50 wrote: post #6

Is there a canonical decision of SCOTUS that children don't have First Amendment rights, and therefore it's OK to restrict their ability to post? (note that rules which require proof of age tend also to turn into rules that end anonymity, because it's more work to separate the proof systems) Edit: I ask a question about caselaw and end up at -3? Yes, I know, don't complain about downvotes, but I don't understand thes…

Yes we already restrict children from doing a ton of things e.g. buying or making pornography

Separate question, though - that's particular kinds of material (and for some reason US caselaw basically doesn't regard anything pornographic as "speech"), while this is a blanket restriction.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by Triphibian »

edgyquant wrote: post #9
pjc50 wrote: post #6

Is there a canonical decision of SCOTUS that children don't have First Amendment rights, and therefore it's OK to restrict their ability to post? (note that rules which require proof of age tend also to turn into rules that end anonymity, because it's more work to separate the proof systems) Edit: I ask a question about caselaw and end up at -3? Yes, I know, don't complain about downvotes, but I don't understand thes…

Yes we already restrict children from doing a ton of things e.g. buying or making pornography

Voting.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by dgfitz »

edgyquant wrote: post #9
pjc50 wrote: post #6

Is there a canonical decision of SCOTUS that children don't have First Amendment rights, and therefore it's OK to restrict their ability to post? (note that rules which require proof of age tend also to turn into rules that end anonymity, because it's more work to separate the proof systems) Edit: I ask a question about caselaw and end up at -3? Yes, I know, don't complain about downvotes, but I don't understand thes…

Yes we already restrict children from doing a ton of things e.g. buying or making pornography

Driving, buying nicotine/lottery/porn, working, being in school, etc.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by onlyrealcuzzo »

Lord-Jobo wrote: post #11
setgree wrote: post #3

I support this in theory, but good luck trying to outmaneuver teens on the internet. I foresee a proliferation of age faking tools, VPNs, etc.

Yup. The actual solution here is regulation requiring social media and device manufacturers (networking and user devices like phones) to have simple, accessible, and robust parental controls. The law proposed here is a stupid hammer that won't do anything but piss everyone off. Definitely what I've come to expect from my worthless state government (I live here, I'm sorry, ive tried to replace these people several tim…

> The law proposed here is a stupid hammer that won't do anything but piss everyone off.

Certainly not everyone.

There are many people that back this.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by capybara_2020 »

justaman wrote: post #4

I grew up as social media came into being(mid 2000s). When I was 13, I got Myspace. When I was 16, I got Facebook. It wasn't until well into college that I realized the impact social media had on my mental health. I would go further and say nobody until 18 should have social media, but that may be unrealistic in 2024.

Just curious, how did it affect your mental health?
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