Never knew freedom of speech in the US has an age restriction - seem to vaguely recall some Supreme Court case involving a school board that limited the rights of their students in some case - think the SC said it was ok in some cases.
Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
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#122As great as it would be to never have to see the opinion of a 14 year old again >Under HB 896, social media sites would also be forced to verify a user’s age with a photo ID Throw the bill in the garbage.
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#124Never knew freedom of speech in the US has an age restriction - seem to vaguely recall some Supreme Court case involving a school board that limited the rights of their students in some case - think the SC said it was ok in some cases.
Children can't enter into contracts either, we actually do not give them many of the same rights we give adults. This is because children are considered immature and unable to act in their own self interest. There have been "childrens rights" movements in the past though, it's not an uncontested subject...
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#125Is this a real thing even worth discussing or just some silly performative stunt? Nobody is seriously considering this as a real thing we want to implement in society right? Right??
The negative effects of social media on children are absolutely something we should be discussing. Kids spend an unbelievable amount of time online in these networks, and it's having a real consequences. We already require by law blocking access to kids under 13 in certain situations, so it's not without precedent.
Why would you think this is something that is so far outside the reasonable to not warrant discussion here or in govt?
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#126I agree with the premise of this bill — that social media are harmful to young people — but disagree with the conclusion that therefore there must be a law. There are lots of things that can be harmful to children, like television, busy streets, caffeinated sugary sodas, and weight training, and we trust parents and other adults to guide children through those dangers, teaching them wise self-restraint along the way. I don't see that social media belong to a different category of danger that requires legislation.
Parenting is hard, and not everyone succeeds, but that doesn't mean that we need to legislate away all danger, especially at the cost of privacy and potentially beneficial engagement with friends and family.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yikes, really? And what do they fear the impact of this to be? (Honest question)
My fear is that culture of my people will be assimilated and co-opted. My culture is thousands of years old, and we've survived plagues, war, and murder. I'd like to transmit this culture to my children as I feel it's valuable.
I wager though that if we grabbed a person from your culture from two thousand years ago they would find many differences comparing their experience of the culture with yours. It's inevitable that it will change and adapt over time. The only completely fixed culture is the one that has no participants any more.
Re: Bill to ban social media for Texans under 18
#128Never knew freedom of speech in the US has an age restriction - seem to vaguely recall some Supreme Court case involving a school board that limited the rights of their students in some case - think the SC said it was ok in some cases.
> Never knew freedom of speech in the US has an age restriction
Freedom of speech is freedom from Government intervention.
Social Media companies are private companies, and you can absolutely regulate what products & services have age limits, as the government isn't technically restricting speech.
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#130As great as it would be to never have to see the opinion of a 14 year old again >Under HB 896, social media sites would also be forced to verify a user’s age with a photo ID Throw the bill in the garbage.
Not just a photo, 2 photos (one of which _must_ be a drivers license) !
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB00896I....