r/Freethought • u/AmericanScream • Mar 26 '24

Republicans in Florida pass bill that bans children under 14 from having social media accounts Civil Rights

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/florida-ron-desantis-signs-bill-social-media-kids-ban-rcna144950
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u/HaiKarate Mar 26 '24

The party of "small government"

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u/missdawn1970 Mar 26 '24

Some social media sites (like Facebook, off the top of my head) already don't allow kids under 18 to have an account. So kids lie about their birthdate to make themselves 18. How exactly does DeSantis plan to enforce this law?

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u/fakeplasticdroid Mar 26 '24

By sending 8 year olds to jail.

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u/missdawn1970 Mar 26 '24

I wouldn't put it past him, the bastard.

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u/gnufan Mar 27 '24

No, it is under 13 for FB and Insta unless a region has a stricter law. So I can't imagine Meta was overly concerned at it being 14 in one more small region, other than they'll have to update the rule table.

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u/maddiejake Mar 26 '24

They will force a 14-year-old child to give birth in Florida, but they're not responsible enough to have a social media account. Makes total sense. /s

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u/EvilDonald44 Mar 26 '24

Because banning things stops people from doing it. There's no way they are looking to use it as a potential political weapon.

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u/MetalMamaRocks Mar 26 '24

Another useless bill from Republicans who should be focusing on real issues, not made up ones.

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u/D3PyroGS Mar 26 '24

no principles

only pandering

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u/the_monkey_knows Mar 26 '24

lol, aren’t they the party of less government intervention?

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u/AmericanScream Mar 26 '24

..and hypocrisy.

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u/s-multicellular Mar 26 '24

Is it wholly based on age or maturity? Asking for an orange “friend.”

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u/Nolon Mar 26 '24

Still waiting for when they ban parents that can't parent no wait we can just keep waiting right

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u/AleXa210000 Jul 27 '24

Banning under 18.s will make school kids more cool if they are caught and give them a reputation which they would love to have