Florida House OKs bill forcing kids off social media(clickorlando.com)
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Florida House OKs bill forcing kids off social media
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2024/01/24/as-social-media-ban-for-kids-heads-to-florida-house-vote-parents-wonder-about-enforcement/
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I agree, carrots are probably better than sticks especially for children. And if a kid wants access to such things it's not hard at all. However it's undeniable that attention/awareness/energy brought to the problem is a good thing. The war on drugs did nothing, but the DARE aspects brought attention to youth cocaine use in the early 80s and led to a subsequent drop. Removing Joe Camel correlated with a drop in youth smoking in the late 90s. It's becoming more clear that social media interactions produces very drug-like responses in humans, especially kids, and that SM itself is possibly (as in almost probably at this point) a net negative for society.
It seems the easiest way to comply would be to change the platform to not check one of those 5 boxes.
That would have the effect of making social media less addictive, and actually serve the purpose?
That would have the effect of making social media less addictive, and actually serve the purpose?
I would have preferred age of 18, but 16 is a good start.
We need more motivations for kids to learn a little about computing; perhaps circumventing access controls will help inspire their curiosity.