Texas bans kids from social media without parental consent (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by withersailor@aussie.zone to c/news@beehaw.org

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[-] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

While I know why the Texas government would want to make sure children are exposed to nothing but official state propaganda, hopefully an unintended consequence of this is to put a massive hole in the monopolistic mainstream social media userbase since the uncontrollable web including the fediverse would be the only alternative in these states.

[-] cjones666@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I get the sentiment but I’m sure the execution will be ineffective at best.

[-] Wilshire@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

✅ Are you 18 years or older?

[-] marshoepial@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or: ✅ are you a parent who gives their child permission to access this site?

This reminds me of those website ads that'd tell you to ask your parents first.

[-] Thebazilly@pathfinder.social 4 points 1 year ago

...How is this even possible to enforce? Are they going to make websites collect scans of everyone's ID like what PornHub was protesting?

[-] Perdendosi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The social media provider must "verify, using a commercially reasonable method" the person's identity and the relationship to the minor.

You cam do that through credit card probably.

[-] chickpeaze@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

The identity sounds easy enough (if a bit invasive). The relationship... the kid's birth certificate? A health insurance card? A stat dec? A cheek swab? That's a lot of effort for a parent, and will they really want to turn those details over to a social media site?

It probably will be just a tick box.

[-] average650@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think most parents would allow it anyway.

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