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
#2The law is going to be shot down quickly if it is an undue burden on adults getting access to social media websites and apps.
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#3I support this in theory, but good luck trying to outmaneuver teens on the internet. I foresee a proliferation of age faking tools, VPNs, etc.
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#4I 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.
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#5I support this in theory, but good luck trying to outmaneuver teens on the internet. I foresee a proliferation of age faking tools, VPNs, etc.
If you start fining the social media companies for breaking this law, this problem will be fixed quickly. Your demoralization propaganda is a line perpetuated by these companies to avoid responsibility
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#6Is 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 these at all.
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#7The law is going to be shot down quickly if it is an undue burden on adults getting access to social media websites and apps.
Doubt. The reigning in of social media companies is one of the few issues with overwhelming bipartisan support
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#8It’s a start! Hope this gets studied before it gets shut down.
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#9Is 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
Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
#10I support this in theory, but good luck trying to outmaneuver teens on the internet. I foresee a proliferation of age faking tools, VPNs, etc.
You may be surprised to learn that when asked, teens would actually prefer that everyone give up social media.
The key word is “everyone” and it’s a collective action problem.
Excellent article in The Atlantic titled “End the Phone Based Childhood Now” which covers this extensively.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-...
The study cited in this excellent - but paywalled - article is here: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/2023-131/