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  • 89th8 Offline
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    89th
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    Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

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      Wim
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      #4

      I do understand the background of this bill, but how can platforms really check a minor's age?
      'Confirm you're over 14' ? 🤔

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        89th
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        Ask if they know what a commercial is?

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        • 89th8 89th

          Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

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          @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

          Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

          Like your great grandparents feared exposing their children to radio, your grandparents feared exposure theirs to TV, your parents feted exposure you to video/computer games ... more likely than not the next generation will turn out OK despite exposure to whatever you fear. 🙂

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

            Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

            Like your great grandparents feared exposing their children to radio, your grandparents feared exposure theirs to TV, your parents feted exposure you to video/computer games ... more likely than not the next generation will turn out OK despite exposure to whatever you fear. 🙂

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            Jolly
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            @Axtremus said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

            @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

            Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

            Like your great grandparents feared exposing their children to radio, your grandparents feared exposure theirs to TV, your parents feted exposure you to video/computer games ... more likely than not the next generation will turn out OK despite exposure to whatever you fear. 🙂

            Radio doesn't rewire your brain. TV can, but access is easily controlled.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              Wim
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              Radio does rewire brains, just ask Goebbels.

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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
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                I don't think this is something you can legislate away.

                And whatever happened to government not interfering in the way we bring up our kids?

                I was only joking

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  I don't think this is something you can legislate away.

                  And whatever happened to government not interfering in the way we bring up our kids?

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                  Renauda
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                  #10

                  @Doctor-Phibes

                  Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

                  Elbows up!

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                  • RenaudaR Renauda

                    @Doctor-Phibes

                    Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

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                    Doctor Phibes
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                    @Renauda said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                    @Doctor-Phibes

                    Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

                    Maybe they should ban kids from going to church/mosque/temple until they're old enough to make an educated decision for themselves. Religion rewires the brain, too.

                    I was only joking

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      @Renauda said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                      @Doctor-Phibes

                      Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

                      Maybe they should ban kids from going to church/mosque/temple until they're old enough to make an educated decision for themselves. Religion rewires the brain, too.

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                      Renauda
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                      @Doctor-Phibes

                      What a delicious can of worms that would be.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • 89th8 89th

                        Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                        Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

                        I used to worry about how to protect the boy from the internet. Now I worry about how to protect the internet from the boy.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                          @Renauda said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                          @Doctor-Phibes

                          Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

                          Maybe they should ban kids from going to church/mosque/temple until they're old enough to make an educated decision for themselves. Religion rewires the brain, too.

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                          Jolly
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                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                          @Renauda said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                          @Doctor-Phibes

                          Apparently this is something different. Not sure what, but different in a good way. Or so we’re led to believe.

                          Maybe they should ban kids from going to church/mosque/temple until they're old enough to make an educated decision for themselves. Religion rewires the brain, too.

                          As long as they're Christian, they'll be okay. As for the Jews, those have a shot at being one of the 144,000 preachers from the 12 Tribes.

                          The Muslims? Convert or die. Eternally.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • AxtremusA Axtremus

                            @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                            Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

                            Like your great grandparents feared exposing their children to radio, your grandparents feared exposure theirs to TV, your parents feted exposure you to video/computer games ... more likely than not the next generation will turn out OK despite exposure to whatever you fear. 🙂

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                            xenon
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                            @Axtremus said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                            @89th said in Florida bans kids from using social media:

                            Social media can be incredibly harmful, I have no problem with this. I fear for when my kids are older and exposed to the internet.

                            Like your great grandparents feared exposing their children to radio, your grandparents feared exposure theirs to TV, your parents feted exposure you to video/computer games ... more likely than not the next generation will turn out OK despite exposure to whatever you fear. 🙂

                            Doesn't seem like they're ok yet....

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                            Source: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/best-of-2023?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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                              Copper
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                              https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/number-of-teens-who-dont-enjoy-life-has-doubled-with-social-media/

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                                xenon
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                                Horrifying. I'm starting to see this up close. There are a couple of very anxious pre-teen girls in my extended family. Very hard to walk them back once they're there. The parents are trying hard.

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                                  https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/number-of-teens-who-dont-enjoy-life-has-doubled-with-social-media/

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                                  George K
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                                  @Copper I wonder how that breaks out with boys vs girls.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    @Copper I wonder how that breaks out with boys vs girls.

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                                    xenon
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                                    @George-K This is from the same study. Also a super interesting (and depressing) cut:

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                                      George K
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                                      Larry is looking at this and smiling down on us.

                                      (or smiling up at us)

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Copper
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                                        I guess that Larry would agree that the derogation is well placed

                                        He might also point out that a lack of religion includes a lack of redemption.

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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          I'm actually very sure that social media is a bad thing for teenage girls in particular. I'm just not convinced that legislation is the way to fix it. I'm also rather amused by the lifelong committed conservatives such as desantis who think you can legislate your way out of this.

                                          Banning shit is rarely a good way to persuade kids away from doing it.

                                          Of course, he knows this. He wants votes.

                                          I was only joking

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