Florida lawmakers seek to ban kids under 16 from social media

[iamwhatiseem]

‘The Florida Legislature and social media giants are clashing in a high-stakes battle over whether children should be barred from some of the most popular platforms on the web, a fight that could ultimately land in court.

Lawmakers want to stop children under 16 from creating accounts on social media sites like Facebook and TikTok, likening those apps to casino gambling, cigarette smoking and drinking.
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But research isn’t settled on social media’s effect on children’s mental health. Experts say the issue is complex, involves a multitude of factors and can vary by person. The American Psychological Association concluded, “Using social media is not inherently beneficial or harmful to young people.”’

Florida leaders want to ban kids under 16 from Facebook, TikTok

The Florida Legislature and social media giants are clashing in a high-stakes battle over whether children should be barred from some of the most popular platforms on the web, a fight that could ul…

www.orlandosentinel.com

So much for conservatives being advocates of ‘small government.’

Conservatives need to understand that ‘small government’ is far much more than just irresponsible tax cuts and reckless deregulation.

Parents should ban children under 16 from social media.
I did mine.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Local schools have banned them during school time. That's a start.

Education Minister Grace Grace has announced mobile phones and certain wearable electronic devices like smartwatches will be banned at all Queensland state schools during school hours – including break times - from Term 1, 2024.6 July 2023

Mobile phones in Queensland state schools will be ‘away for the day’

Greg

Queensland is not local. Thats another country.

 

[hadit]

Give parents effective tools to monitor and control their kids' access to harmful content on the internet and educate those parents about the harmful content. That's the best that we can do.