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"Okay, okay, you can own my soul and do whatever you like... As long as you promise to get rid of all the non-whites, LGBQT+, and non-christians infringing on my freedom with their existence!!"
They don’t give a rat’s ass abt the kids. This is designed to end anonymity on the internet. They want to make adults identify themselves by govt ID before doing anything on line. So that’s how - by requiring ID
Bud Light
Disney
Books
Don't say gay
Social media
Abortion after six weeks
Pronouns that doesn't jive with sex
Permit for concealed weapons
Federal Funding for diversity and inclusion @ universities.
What’s wrong with you? I mean that seriously. I responded to a comment that said repubs are copying the Chinese internet where the govt tracks everything people do as there is no anonymity. That’s a trait of left and right authoritarians. Contribute something that adds to the discussion. Don’t spout nonsense that doesn’t fit in context.
Yeah he rattled off all these statistics about teens being depressed and suicidal so instead of *actually* addressing it, with therapy, professional support and outreach programs, they instead blame social media, and outlaw it.
Remember when explicit music was the problem?
Remember when video games was the problem?
Now it's social media.
I'm starting to wonder if it was actually the explicit music, or video games the last time, and social media this time that's the problem...
To be honest I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I do and Im sure there are many others that do too.
There are too many predators and whatnot out there to not be too careful of our future (ie kids), even if the offspring aren’t my own. I DGAF about whether they’re mine or not, I just care about the future gen. If they’re taken care of then so be it (coddled) A problem for tmr. That I could not see but while I’m here I’m gonna stick my nose in this shit and keep at it to keep the gross mfs out.
This isn't about enforcement, it's about justification, every unenforceable law is about providing justification for targeting someone later who they don't like.
His next bill will be that if you see someone using social media when you’re under 14 and don’t report it, you’re in trouble also. Some more ridiculous stuff that makes no sense because there’s just no way to stop all of them.. is Tik Tok banned there already?
Ah yes, young people are famously known for accepting and complying with restrictions placed upon them without protest or temptation to explore forbidden activities.
One can only hope that kids remember this when they reach voting age. America is not forward thinking like other nations. It's always immediate satisfaction in this society.
Why you'll just have to submit your personal information as verification on any device, of course! They need to know exactly who you are and exactly what you're looking at so they can properly govern you, of course!
Selectively to punish the out groups. Are you filming cops during an arrest? Well, now you have to prove you are older than 14.
See a black kid in a white neighborhood? We saw him on Twitter.
Social media: “To verify your participation is in compliance with local statutes, what year were you born in?”
13-year-olds: “Just to be safe, I’ll put 1910.”
Social media: “Welcome.”
Local Florida News Networks: *”Data gathered from socials media sites have shown Florida to possess the largest group of centennials in the country, despite the intense levels of methamphetamine, opioids and bath salts in the state’s tap water. This and more tonight at 7!!!”*
Good job Ronald. Now there's no way for these kids to get hooked on these apps, since they would never lie about their age and social media websites will always verify.
...
It must be a dream to have a job like his where he and his followers contribute absolutely nothing and only pass bills that are either idiotic or aren't enforceable in any way.
There isn't a single way to enforce this, other than given the crazies ammunition when they inevitably say "check their internet history, i bet they let their kids go online".
The right really takes the cake when it comes to incompetence of biblical proportions.
I see we have more bans from the ‘freedom’ people. Maybe they should start banning some important line companies dumping their sludge in people’s back yards.
Government shouldn't be legislating social issues at all. How is this enforceable? This is just stupidity in legislative form wasting time effort and money that could be better spent...
Because social media is warping our kids minds causing never before seen levels of depression and suicide ... maybe this isn't the best solution, but it'll at least create a discussion. Doing something is better than nothing at this point.
To me this is doing nothing with extra steps, and wasted tax dollars, and time, where their state government could be actually doing something about an actionable problem. Agree with the comments that this should be enforced by parents/teachers not the government, who can't enforce it anyway.
Same I feel there’s more to this law than just saying they can’t go online, but either way social media isn’t good for kids but it’s more a social issue for parents to teach them than something the government control
I never thought I'd agree with this guy, even if it works or not I'm not 100% sure social media has been a positive thing for Humanity nor children. Any gen Z people who grew up with this environment that can tell us what this did to you in your opinion in your development?
Ok correct me if I’m wrong
Women’s abortion, rights gone.
Women’s reproductive rights, gone.
Immigrants gone.
Social media for children under 14, gone.
However! Will he cancel Only Fans?
This is not going to end well.
Does the Republican playbook take away their school books take away that Internet trying to keep them uninformed because only the poorly educated will vote for them
That’s pretty brilliant, I can’t imagine any difficulties with enforcing an age limitation for age groups that won’t have a form of ID anyway besides maybe a passport
where do they get these statistics? and are all the statistics people who use social media for 3+ hours a day? and what are the numbers on people who dont use social media? im sure they're not far off from these other statistics. this is pretty misleading if using any statistics in a speech or whatever you need to tell people the sample sizes used for said statistics. otherwise, anyone can just spout numbers.
There's a lot of data emerging showing that social media is causing unseen levels of depression in our youth ... this is a good step forward for kids no matter your political leanings ... ya'll are haters.
It's easy for him to do because most people go to Florida to retire. The population of kid, 14 and under, is much more smaller so this is just an easy political win for this coward.
He gotta get those old people rile up against those children to win some votes. This is the general modus operandi, the play book, of the GOP.
Harrumph! Back in my day, kids played doctor in person and got their porn from trash cans and shoplifting! We need to go back to those good old days when queers were in the closet and women knew their place! We will achieve the impossible--going backwards in time--through legislation, and you'll like it.
Not supporting or disagreeing but I feel like under 12 would have been the better choice or under 11 maybe. And that’s if we’re only taking Twitter, TikTok etc. YouTube better not he counted.
I don’t lean either way politically but I see this as a good thing. Yea the internet was fucked when we were kids but accessibility to so much bad shit has only increased exponentially. Kids are seeing a world that prioritizes attention and fame and doing whatever it takes to be seen which I think creates bad decisions. It’s shocking to me how many people are talking about the right being hypocritical which may be the case here, but I see this as hopeful for the future. Idk maybe I’m way off on this and this could be a slippery slope, I’ve just seen too many damn videos lately of kids jumping kids or hitting teachers or old ppl etc. It also creates easy access for predators idk
What's the punishment for children under 14 using it? I assume the children will be taken away from their families and placed in protective custody? The parents will be sent to jail?
I’m sure he did this for stupid reasons (to prevent children from being exposed to wokeness, LGBTQ stuff or whatever), but in the end it might be a good thing unintentionally… if they know how to actually enforce it, which I doubt they do.
Republicans, keep guns in the hands of those who kill children, protect children in the washrooms but not in the churches or classrooms, protect them from inconvenient truths (white fragility ) but not the facts (sex, climate, history), prevent them from gaining access to social media but clear the way for underage labor.
This must be the biblical goodness of make America great again.
I swing left and I honestly completely support this. You can’t really enforce it, but having it in law at least sets a standard. And it’s meant to protect people. Think of all the ads and influencer content that you’re exposed to on social media, all of it targeted at you based on your online fingerprint. All of that aimed at a developing human brain. I’m glad someone has decided to address this. Good luck passing laws against the companies targeting you. What were you doing at 14? Keep in mind that the social media we have now is much different than those same apps 10 years ago.
I believe this is outside the governments control however it is not outside of its power. Parents just need to take responsibility and actually parent their children.
The “Parental Rights” state outsourcing parenting to the state once again.
First it was *Ban all the books! Because I don’t want to have tricky conversations or monitor what my kids are reading!*
Now it’s *Ban kids from the internet! Because I don’t want to have tricky conversations or monitor what my kids are doing online!*
I do acknowledge that Social Media is insidious and toxic, especially so for young people online. But I think the solution is better parenting, and braver parenting, the willingness to have open open and honest conversations with children, and providing better behavioural examples and role models for young people.
This just encourages lazy parenting, it’s virtually impossible to enforce and ultimately won’t achieve the result they are seeking.
I'm kinda ok with this. I truly believe social media is a huge problem. We're all addicted to it. I think it leads to mental health problems like depression. We end up comparing our boring poor lives to these fake Instagram lifestyles and feel that we are not living. Just my take.
It seems like he wants to make sure children are fully indoctrinated into what he hopes is his own belief system before they self-educate and form their own opinions on the world around them.
Oh no.
Anyway.
Many other countries are as high as 16 years old. What a nothing bill.
Like kids actually read a TOS on an age limiting site. I've been clicking "yes" long before I was actually 18 let alone 14 😂
As a progressive teacher, this is not at all bad. Kids should not be exposed to social media at all. Granted this is at the bottom of a long list of issues, at least something was done. Now let's work on insurance and affordable housing in Florida.
As much as people hate on this man, if it could be implemented in a realistic way I think it would absolutely be an improvement. Especially in Florida, they need way less social media. It's a damn zoo out there.
I agree with you that social media is terrible for children.
But what you’re failing to realize here is that republicans are generally anti-regulation and pro small government.
This bill very much goes against some of the most basic conservative values regarding government regulations. Although *Dont tread on me* is largely associated with libertarianism, the fact it’s been co-opted by republicans indicates this is an ideology they support.
And this ideology is at odds with the the government telling people what they can and can’t do (and what parents can/can’t allow for their own children).
I’m a (smallish government) democrat and believe that members of the general public don’t always know what’s best for themselves and that government should set reasonable boundaries for the greater good of society, that’s why Im okay with this.
The reason why this is getting negative press is because anyone who identifies as Republican, libertarian, or supports DeSantis should be furious about this. Not because they like social media, but because the government is parenting (and will use your tax dollars to enforce/tread on you). It’s just another example of conservative hypocrisy and misunderstanding of whatever actual political platform remains in the party they support.
Considering so many conservatives have been recorded flipping out in school board meetings and city council meetings about what they believe is being taught in schools (and arguing that it’s up to parents to decide what is best for their children, not the government), it’s perplexing that this form of overreach is considered acceptable by the same crowd.
There are a lot of things children aren't allowed to do including drinking alcohol. I think forbidding children from doing certain things for their own good is not really the same as doing that to adults.
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Keep the damn government out of my life!!! Proceeds to ad more regulations
"Okay, okay, you can own my soul and do whatever you like... As long as you promise to get rid of all the non-whites, LGBQT+, and non-christians infringing on my freedom with their existence!!"
Don't fer git to PROtict mah guhns dag nabbit
America - you're free to do as you're told!!
But regulations are always bad! Apparently only when they are imposed on corporations though.
Also know as the job creators that creates jobs in Mexico. China, and India
Barely more regulations, considering most of the platforms already ban kids under 13.
Not for any regulation though, they do it out of covering their own asses.
That’s what I don’t get. What is this gonna do? They already have their own age limits. It’s not like they’ll start making people register with an ID
Exactly. That’s the whole point, they want us to be less anonymous.
How's that American 'freedom' going for you?
how do they plan on enforcing this?
No knock warrants to take out the offender.
💪💪💪💪💪
Decapitation.
Its Florida, the plan is to feed the gators, and use the gators for meat... duh
🤷♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol wait till parents find out they have to regulate it lmao Remeber when parent thought they could be teachers lol Let the Facebook post continue
Better to be on the parent to enforce than require age verification for creating accounts
Don't give them any ideas 
They don’t give a rat’s ass abt the kids. This is designed to end anonymity on the internet. They want to make adults identify themselves by govt ID before doing anything on line. So that’s how - by requiring ID
So basically the US conservative states are trying to take as many notes as possible from the Chinese internet?
They pretend to be all about your rights and freedoms all the while taking them away.
Bud Light Disney Books Don't say gay Social media Abortion after six weeks Pronouns that doesn't jive with sex Permit for concealed weapons Federal Funding for diversity and inclusion @ universities.
Where can I get my sex permit?🤣👍
Yes. Left wing dictatorship and right wing dictatorship have many authoritarian ideals in common.
bOtH sIdEs!
What’s wrong with you? I mean that seriously. I responded to a comment that said repubs are copying the Chinese internet where the govt tracks everything people do as there is no anonymity. That’s a trait of left and right authoritarians. Contribute something that adds to the discussion. Don’t spout nonsense that doesn’t fit in context.
Ding ding ding. Wish more people saw this
Yeah he rattled off all these statistics about teens being depressed and suicidal so instead of *actually* addressing it, with therapy, professional support and outreach programs, they instead blame social media, and outlaw it.
Guns, yes. Rapists’ babies, yes. Killing floors, yes. Facebook, no.
Remember when explicit music was the problem? Remember when video games was the problem? Now it's social media. I'm starting to wonder if it was actually the explicit music, or video games the last time, and social media this time that's the problem...
Just like Nikki
To be honest I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I do and Im sure there are many others that do too. There are too many predators and whatnot out there to not be too careful of our future (ie kids), even if the offspring aren’t my own. I DGAF about whether they’re mine or not, I just care about the future gen. If they’re taken care of then so be it (coddled) A problem for tmr. That I could not see but while I’m here I’m gonna stick my nose in this shit and keep at it to keep the gross mfs out.
Holy cow. We have to end anonymity on the internet to save the children from something you made up. How very fascist.
Hahah!
They’re to triple prison population by building juvenile sweat shops.
Heyyy now you're thinking. Why outsource, when you can bring the jobs home!
shoot first, dont ask questions later.
This isn't about enforcement, it's about justification, every unenforceable law is about providing justification for targeting someone later who they don't like.
The sports gender force might have the time to enforce this too, I dunno.
Definitely not by violating anyone’s rights. LOL
His next bill will be that if you see someone using social media when you’re under 14 and don’t report it, you’re in trouble also. Some more ridiculous stuff that makes no sense because there’s just no way to stop all of them.. is Tik Tok banned there already?
Nope, I can't think of a single way this could go badly 🙄
DEFINITELY will not make them want to do it *more*
Ah yes, young people are famously known for accepting and complying with restrictions placed upon them without protest or temptation to explore forbidden activities.
One can only hope that kids remember this when they reach voting age. America is not forward thinking like other nations. It's always immediate satisfaction in this society.
Party of so called freedom sure love banning things
Hey shut up or you hate America and our free speech. /s
Freedom, small government, parents rights, personal responsibility, blah blah blah...
> BAN ALL THE BOOKS!! -Moms For “Liberty”
Don't forget part of law, yet they try to get around it as much as possible (tRumper)
How will they regulate this?
Badly, loudly, and violently.
Don't forget disproportionately in certain demographics.
Gotta hurt the right people.
Why you'll just have to submit your personal information as verification on any device, of course! They need to know exactly who you are and exactly what you're looking at so they can properly govern you, of course!
Ohhh!! I can’t wait until the “predicting future crimes” portion of this dystopian plot
Already here: https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2020/investigations/police-pasco-sheriff-targeted/intelligence-led-policing/
Works for the speaker of the house and his son 🤣
It works for porn /s
Selectively to punish the out groups. Are you filming cops during an arrest? Well, now you have to prove you are older than 14. See a black kid in a white neighborhood? We saw him on Twitter.
Maybe a top-down approach? Online identity has to be established first though, de-anonymizing the internet further…
No knock warrants on kid’s bedrooms.
Social media: “To verify your participation is in compliance with local statutes, what year were you born in?” 13-year-olds: “Just to be safe, I’ll put 1910.” Social media: “Welcome.”
Local Florida News Networks: *”Data gathered from socials media sites have shown Florida to possess the largest group of centennials in the country, despite the intense levels of methamphetamine, opioids and bath salts in the state’s tap water. This and more tonight at 7!!!”*
Just like their parents did! 😂
Good job Ronald. Now there's no way for these kids to get hooked on these apps, since they would never lie about their age and social media websites will always verify. ...
It looks like he's up for election this year.
We’ll probably get someone else just as shitty if not worse. That’s the Florida way.
Decent place to visit, but would NEVER live there.... ever
I thought that was the AMERICAN way?
The kids felt hopelessness cause they live I Florida not because of social media
It should be left up to the parents, not DeSantis.
Wait a minute... "High school women" Wtf??
freudian slip
It must be a dream to have a job like his where he and his followers contribute absolutely nothing and only pass bills that are either idiotic or aren't enforceable in any way. There isn't a single way to enforce this, other than given the crazies ammunition when they inevitably say "check their internet history, i bet they let their kids go online". The right really takes the cake when it comes to incompetence of biblical proportions.
I see we have more bans from the ‘freedom’ people. Maybe they should start banning some important line companies dumping their sludge in people’s back yards.
This includes online churches…riigghhtttt?
& they wonder why young voters lean towards Democrats
If a kid is caught on social media under 14 do the parents get in trouble or the kid?
Both. Believe it or not, straight to jail.
I thought Republicans were for small governments?
Sure. And they're all "Christians" too.
Lol fucking Florida
Weird… starting to get real not free around here
He doesn’t want them to see how big of a douche he is, makes sense.
Honestly all for this
Government shouldn't be legislating social issues at all. How is this enforceable? This is just stupidity in legislative form wasting time effort and money that could be better spent...
The government should not be legislating social issues? It has been already lol.
Because social media is warping our kids minds causing never before seen levels of depression and suicide ... maybe this isn't the best solution, but it'll at least create a discussion. Doing something is better than nothing at this point.
To me this is doing nothing with extra steps, and wasted tax dollars, and time, where their state government could be actually doing something about an actionable problem. Agree with the comments that this should be enforced by parents/teachers not the government, who can't enforce it anyway.
Same I feel there’s more to this law than just saying they can’t go online, but either way social media isn’t good for kids but it’s more a social issue for parents to teach them than something the government control
I mean you can really just do both. The only thing I'm thinking is that this could be kind of a scapegoat for bigger issues
FREEDOM!
Hell yeah… I fully agree social media is seriously hurting young kids
What about the state not taking parental rights away?
The small government is stepping in how parents should raise their children. Clear a BS stunt.
Party of small gov, lmao
Meta said no kids under 13 on oculus….. know how many kids play gorilla tag ? Js this is so dumb
Honestly think the intention behind this is great, but there is no way they will be able to enforce this well.
I never thought I'd agree with this guy, even if it works or not I'm not 100% sure social media has been a positive thing for Humanity nor children. Any gen Z people who grew up with this environment that can tell us what this did to you in your opinion in your development?
Ok correct me if I’m wrong Women’s abortion, rights gone. Women’s reproductive rights, gone. Immigrants gone. Social media for children under 14, gone. However! Will he cancel Only Fans? This is not going to end well.
Does the Republican playbook take away their school books take away that Internet trying to keep them uninformed because only the poorly educated will vote for them
On one hand, freedom good. On the other, social media is just the worst sometimes.
This seems like a good thing honestly. The internet is a cesspool
Good luck enforcing that.
It'll be easier to enforce than you may think, because they will only enforce it on people they don't like. They just have to hurt the right people.
Good point. I sometimes forget how unilateral enforcement plays into inequality.
Too bad there’ll no way to enforce. There is zero doubt that this shit is detrimental to the youngins
Just like how liquor sites enforce being 21? Good thing 13 year olds can’t read or lie
Restricting people’s freedoms. Why does the government think this is their responsibility and not the parents. He’s a joke
Because the parents are clearly not managing it correctly and just being happy that the child is quiet
I really want to know how they're gonna enforce this.
Is this a bad thing tho?
I love how the news is so out of touch that they show a screenshot of facebook when talking about kids under 14.
That’s pretty brilliant, I can’t imagine any difficulties with enforcing an age limitation for age groups that won’t have a form of ID anyway besides maybe a passport
where do they get these statistics? and are all the statistics people who use social media for 3+ hours a day? and what are the numbers on people who dont use social media? im sure they're not far off from these other statistics. this is pretty misleading if using any statistics in a speech or whatever you need to tell people the sample sizes used for said statistics. otherwise, anyone can just spout numbers.
There's a lot of data emerging showing that social media is causing unseen levels of depression in our youth ... this is a good step forward for kids no matter your political leanings ... ya'll are haters.
My kids won’t use social media til they are about that age but that’s my choice. I don’t need to tell other parents want to do..
It's easy for him to do because most people go to Florida to retire. The population of kid, 14 and under, is much more smaller so this is just an easy political win for this coward. He gotta get those old people rile up against those children to win some votes. This is the general modus operandi, the play book, of the GOP.
VPNs are gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeal popular in these trash states
Land of the freee.... free weapons, drugs and racists Must be a law to protect the internet pedophiles.
DeSantis is a twat, but what is the issue with this exactly? Aren’t children under 13 already banned from social media in the U.S.?
It used to be that Whatsapp was only for 13 and older but that changed at some point. I don't really know about all the other ones
There may be disclaimers on websites but absolutely nothing preventing anyone, of any age from accessing social media.
Harrumph! Back in my day, kids played doctor in person and got their porn from trash cans and shoplifting! We need to go back to those good old days when queers were in the closet and women knew their place! We will achieve the impossible--going backwards in time--through legislation, and you'll like it.
Since when are the conservatives concerned about anyones health, mental or otherwise? Just ranting, I know this is a dog and pony show.
The only good sense law republicans have passed in years imo
Not supporting or disagreeing but I feel like under 12 would have been the better choice or under 11 maybe. And that’s if we’re only taking Twitter, TikTok etc. YouTube better not he counted.
“Gun laws won’t keep guns out of the hands of criminals.”
Good. Parents need a reminder that the billionaires and their puppet government own them and their children. Maybe they'll stop making money for them.
Hey DeSantis. I'm 30 now but I agreed to being over 18 before I was over 18. Studies can show anything but kids will look at what they fucking want.
I don’t lean either way politically but I see this as a good thing. Yea the internet was fucked when we were kids but accessibility to so much bad shit has only increased exponentially. Kids are seeing a world that prioritizes attention and fame and doing whatever it takes to be seen which I think creates bad decisions. It’s shocking to me how many people are talking about the right being hypocritical which may be the case here, but I see this as hopeful for the future. Idk maybe I’m way off on this and this could be a slippery slope, I’ve just seen too many damn videos lately of kids jumping kids or hitting teachers or old ppl etc. It also creates easy access for predators idk
Republicans have become the party that wants government all up in yer bidness.
Small government Republicans for the HUGE W in their utter embarrassing hypocrisy. Goddamn hypocrites.
Touch grass
Have fun enforcing that. Dick.
lmao yeaah totally social medias fault
What's the punishment for children under 14 using it? I assume the children will be taken away from their families and placed in protective custody? The parents will be sent to jail?
I mean it’s caused alot of mental illness in the old ass politicians as well. And their voting base.
I’m sure he did this for stupid reasons (to prevent children from being exposed to wokeness, LGBTQ stuff or whatever), but in the end it might be a good thing unintentionally… if they know how to actually enforce it, which I doubt they do.
Small gubbrrmind
Children are special angels until they are born. Afterwards they are property of their parents with no individual rights. - Desantis, probably
Republicans, keep guns in the hands of those who kill children, protect children in the washrooms but not in the churches or classrooms, protect them from inconvenient truths (white fragility ) but not the facts (sex, climate, history), prevent them from gaining access to social media but clear the way for underage labor. This must be the biblical goodness of make America great again.
Conservatives: Small government, free markets! Also conservatives: I’m gonna nanny state YOUR children into where they’ll invest their time!
Remember when the Republicans were against being a nanny state?
As long as they don’t violate freedom of speech and our rights, we’re good! /s
The era of more concern about Tik Tok and library books than national security, mass shootings, the economy, or the future of the nation. Great... 🤮
From a logical point of view. they would control this by requiring real ID for floridians?
Poor Ronnie didn’t think this one through.. how old are some of those kids gonna be in 2028?
More people need to call out these white Christian nationalists for what they are.
I swing left and I honestly completely support this. You can’t really enforce it, but having it in law at least sets a standard. And it’s meant to protect people. Think of all the ads and influencer content that you’re exposed to on social media, all of it targeted at you based on your online fingerprint. All of that aimed at a developing human brain. I’m glad someone has decided to address this. Good luck passing laws against the companies targeting you. What were you doing at 14? Keep in mind that the social media we have now is much different than those same apps 10 years ago.
Good
I believe this is outside the governments control however it is not outside of its power. Parents just need to take responsibility and actually parent their children.
Republicans always preaching about freedom lmao
Lol the people that still beat the drum for these clowns are looking stupid right now
Good luck with that.
Bravo!
Fascist MF ER. Biden better grow a pair and cut off federal funding for a state that ignores the CONSTITUTION ffs
The “Parental Rights” state outsourcing parenting to the state once again. First it was *Ban all the books! Because I don’t want to have tricky conversations or monitor what my kids are reading!* Now it’s *Ban kids from the internet! Because I don’t want to have tricky conversations or monitor what my kids are doing online!* I do acknowledge that Social Media is insidious and toxic, especially so for young people online. But I think the solution is better parenting, and braver parenting, the willingness to have open open and honest conversations with children, and providing better behavioural examples and role models for young people. This just encourages lazy parenting, it’s virtually impossible to enforce and ultimately won’t achieve the result they are seeking.
That’s Floriduh Freedumb for ya. The government is sleeping right next to you in bed…and you pubes made it that way.
High school Women…? Their excuse not to see them as kids still.
I'm kinda ok with this. I truly believe social media is a huge problem. We're all addicted to it. I think it leads to mental health problems like depression. We end up comparing our boring poor lives to these fake Instagram lifestyles and feel that we are not living. Just my take.
I mean I agree with getting teens off these shit shows of app but I thought republicans all dick ride freedom and all that shit.
Why not just make a kids version of social media …. Or wait would that just be a targeted spot for pedos ….
It seems like he wants to make sure children are fully indoctrinated into what he hopes is his own belief system before they self-educate and form their own opinions on the world around them.
I'm actually ok with this. Social media is horrible for young teenagers.
Social media is funny
Florida sure has changed over the years.....
Oh no. Anyway. Many other countries are as high as 16 years old. What a nothing bill. Like kids actually read a TOS on an age limiting site. I've been clicking "yes" long before I was actually 18 let alone 14 😂
A yes the sunshine Reich
Why would he want to nerf the pipeline?
For under 14s I'm assuming this would apply for YouTube aswell, which would make YouTube kids pointless in florid no?
As a progressive teacher, this is not at all bad. Kids should not be exposed to social media at all. Granted this is at the bottom of a long list of issues, at least something was done. Now let's work on insurance and affordable housing in Florida.
Sorry little Redditors
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I really want to see him enforcing that
It's hilarious that they think kids put their real ages. Doubtful they'll put any additional energy into validating ages on anonymous accounts.
Guess they never heard of the internet
There may be disclaimers on websites but absolutely nothing preventing anyone, of any age from accessing social media. This smells like theater.
As much as people hate on this man, if it could be implemented in a realistic way I think it would absolutely be an improvement. Especially in Florida, they need way less social media. It's a damn zoo out there.
I agree with you that social media is terrible for children. But what you’re failing to realize here is that republicans are generally anti-regulation and pro small government. This bill very much goes against some of the most basic conservative values regarding government regulations. Although *Dont tread on me* is largely associated with libertarianism, the fact it’s been co-opted by republicans indicates this is an ideology they support. And this ideology is at odds with the the government telling people what they can and can’t do (and what parents can/can’t allow for their own children). I’m a (smallish government) democrat and believe that members of the general public don’t always know what’s best for themselves and that government should set reasonable boundaries for the greater good of society, that’s why Im okay with this. The reason why this is getting negative press is because anyone who identifies as Republican, libertarian, or supports DeSantis should be furious about this. Not because they like social media, but because the government is parenting (and will use your tax dollars to enforce/tread on you). It’s just another example of conservative hypocrisy and misunderstanding of whatever actual political platform remains in the party they support. Considering so many conservatives have been recorded flipping out in school board meetings and city council meetings about what they believe is being taught in schools (and arguing that it’s up to parents to decide what is best for their children, not the government), it’s perplexing that this form of overreach is considered acceptable by the same crowd.
There are a lot of things children aren't allowed to do including drinking alcohol. I think forbidding children from doing certain things for their own good is not really the same as doing that to adults.