[Bob.Betty]

Originally Posted by Normal

The Florida House has passed a law through bipartisan support prohibiting kids under the age of 16 from using social media. We are the first state which has taken an action long overdue. What sites should be banned though and how can it be enforced?

Florida House passes bill banning children under 16 from social media: 'Kids can't stay off the platforms'

It’s about time!

Who are you (the government) to decide what my child can or can't do on social media?

[sallyg]

Good luck with that.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Where there is a will there is a way. We don’t need legislation if parents would do their job.

They are doing they jobs but daycare raising their children.

[airstreamingypsy]

Wow, this is the worst case over government overreach yet. I wish Florida would concern itself with insurance costs, overbuilding and crime...... instead of posturing at Disney, banning books and other freedoms that I dare not mention. The free state of Florida gets less free every day.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Normal

For sure! If a kid is being bullied in school on a website, hammer the parents and crack down with fines on the host server. It is a lot like smoking, drinking, or watching rated R movies though. Kids will break the rules. I don’t think Tik Tok or others are necessarily a good influence, but then neither is gaming where you gain points while killing as many as you can. The issue is larger than laws we have or the laws that can fix our problems. I don’t like laws that block free speech, but then a law against yelling “fire” in a crowded movie theater was passed too.

Kids can and should be treated different than adults, they don’t always know better. The internet is basically unfiltered for all. Should it remain unfiltered for the more vulnerable youth, or just let them get crushed?

Kids now know better, just ask them. O wait it’s always been that way If they don’t get what they want.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

Wow, this is the worst case over government overreach yet. I wish Florida would concern itself with insurance costs, overbuilding and crime...... instead of posturing at Disney, banning books and other freedoms that I dare not mention. The free state of Florida gets less free every day.

Disney not it’s own state like they thought they was.

[Cliff Fr]

It's a nice idea but that cats already out of the bag. A lot of parents gjve the cell phone to kids as a baby sitter. There are "games" available to children on the cell phone, some if which have unsuitable images and languages.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You're right of course. The Bible should be removed from all school libraries. It's filled with filth, degradation, inhumanity, torture, graphic violence, explicit sexual situations.

Check out Ezekiel 20:23 if you don't believe me. It's pretty insane that children are ENCOURAGED to read this stuff.

Some folks enjoy or find the NEED to look/seek the negative.

[Taltarzac725]

Book Bans in Florida Schools: The Complete List | Miami New Times

Here is a list of banned books here in Florida. One county does ban many books related to The Bible as well as that Holy Book.

[Byte1]

Social media with children IS a problem. There is a lot of cyber bullying, juvenile and adult. What's the answer? Perhaps teaching children the difference between right and wrong is a good start. Kind of hard for some adults, especially those that shouldn't have children because they are unfit when it comes to parenting. Kind of hard when judges severely punish small violations of the law and a slap on the wrist for murder and manslaughter. Values are different for individual folks, but individuals should respect other folks views, regardless of belief. You can disagree without being aggressive and even sometimes violent.

[Papa5]

Law is an example of something that is un-enforceable and not necessary due to the fact that responsible parents can monitor and control access on a devise.


N

Originally Posted by Normal

The Florida House has passed a law through bipartisan support prohibiting kids under the age of 16 from using social media. We are the first state which has taken an action long overdue. What sites should be banned though and how can it be enforced?

Florida House passes bill banning children under 16 from social media: 'Kids can't stay off the platforms'

It’s about time!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Papa5

Law is an example of something that is un-enforceable and not necessary due to the fact that responsible parents can monitor and control access on a devise.


N

It is books in the school library. Of course, kids could get an older friend to buy the book online or wherever. Or get it from a public library.

I volunteered at a Palm Harbor, FL library from 2000 through 2003 or so and recall one young lady who was checking out all kinds of romance novels. The very racy kind.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Byte1

Social media with children IS a problem. There is a lot of cyber bullying, juvenile and adult. What's the answer? Perhaps teaching children the difference between right and wrong is a good start. Kind of hard for some adults, especially those that shouldn't have children because they are unfit when it comes to parenting. Kind of hard when judges severely punish small violations of the law and a slap on the wrist for murder and manslaughter. Values are different for individual folks, but individuals should respect other folks views, regardless of belief. You can disagree without being aggressive and even sometimes violent.

Yes there are some people who shouldn't have children. Some of them might not even want them. If only there was some medical procedure that could prevent the birth of unwanted children to girls and women who were victims of crimes against their bodies, that didn't require that the conception be identified before most women even know they're pregnant.

[GATORBILL66]

Kids under 16 shouldn't even have phones!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

This law should not and will not be passed.

Now I’m not saying that young kids should use social media, in fact with all the bullying going on I wouldn’t let my kids. But this is another step to taking our freedoms away.

The Senate is planning on passing it. And the Governor will sign off on it.