Bill would prohibit teenagers from creating an account, and is now headed to the state’s Republican-controlled senate
Florida lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit social media platforms from allowing young teens to have an account while requiring everyone else to verify their age.
The measure prohibits anyone under 16 from creating a new social media account and requires platforms to delete existing accounts held by minors who are younger than 16. It also would require social media companies to delete any personal information from the accounts and for the platforms to use a “nongovernmental, independent, third-party not affiliated with the social media platform” to verify users’ age.
The bill passed the Florida house with a bipartisan 106-13 vote and now heads to the Republican-controlled senate.
It also would require social media … platforms to use a “nongovernmental, independent, third-party not affiliated with the social media platform” to verify users’ age.
Quick, let’s go check which State Legislators own shares in third-party age verification firms…
They’re not wrong about the addiction to dopamine hits. However, this is such a big waste of time and money on such a poor way to handle this.
And ultimately it won’t stop them and in fact put the kids in more danger because they’ll actively be hiding their internet activity from people who could help them
It also doesn’t do anything to actually address those dopamine hits.
It also would require social media companies to delete any personal information from the accounts and for the platforms to use a “nongovernmental, independent, third-party not affiliated with the social media platform” to verify users’ age.
How to get every Florida adult’s identity stolen through a data leak.
I’m curious how they plan to enforce it?
VPN, create account. Boom. Yer in.
All they’re doing is teaching kids to go around adults, and evade “authorities”, etc.
Wonder how many queer kids will be deprived of the only community they have because of this
Lemmy active user increase.
This is certainly a startegem from power brokers trying to destroy the freedom and open communication the internet ushered in over the last 30 years. Its all about controlling the spread of information to limit exposure of corruption that protects and builds the long term shadow wealth.
Now Im sounding like a different side of the same coin of early 00s libertairan twat conspiracy fuckers.
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Party of small government
Freedom!
