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1. djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 04:29:53 JST djsumdog

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   • Flick 🇬🇧
   The Florida legislation is symbolic bullshit signed into law by the neo-con bush-era loving DeSantus. I think it amounts to an "I am over x age" checkbox on sites.
   
   The real dangerous of these legislation is implementing government digital ID. That could effectively shut down smaller forums and fedi instances depending on how it's implemented in law.
   
   When adults talk about how bad social media is for kids, my response is always, "Kids? It's bad for adults!!" I deleted my FB/Twitter/Insta three years ago ... and I'm still addicted to fedi and I know that's not good either 😅
   
   I am really against government enforcement here. Parents need to do the enforcing, and why not lead by example too? Delete your social network. Yea it's difficult, and you gotta be the communication pin in text message groups for school events and sports teams if you're an involved parent. But other parents may follow your lead and do the same!
   
   And to say "well kids will just use social media and/or see porn anyway. " .. it still makes a difference if they see you don't like it! They may do it anyway, but they will always think "Mom and dad find this wrong. meh..." and they will do it knowing the adults they trust have moral issues. That does make a meaningful impact mentally in the long run.
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   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 04:29:54 JST Flick 🇬🇧

     https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-is-being-too-slow-to-ban-smartphones/

     The tide is also turning globally. Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill this week to ban under-14s in the state from having social media accounts and make platforms erase any already created. In Utah, under-18s already cannot use social media between 10.30pm and 6.30am. France recently introduced a new law requiring social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15, while the EU Digital Services Act has banned targeted advertising at children. In China, TikTok users under 14 can only use the app for 40 minutes a day.

     As usual, the UK lags behind, weighed down by the bloated, bureaucratic mess that was the Online Safety Bill. Michelle Donelan, the technology secretary, has said that the government is looking at banning children under 16 from buying mobile phones as part of a new consultation. However, given that any law would only ban the sales of mobile phones directly to children, and not stop parents from buying phones for their children, this seems as useful as a glass hammer.

     https://archive.ph/ANZrW

     I do think kids should be off smart phones, but I don’t see how it can realistically be enforced. I assume the French ban uses the same tech they brought in to verify age on porn and gambling sites. Does anyone know how the Florida and Utah legislation works?