Florida advances law banning children under 16 from using social mediaBill would prohibit teenagers from creating an account, and is now headed to the state’s Republican-controlled senate

Florida lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit social media platforms from allowing young teens to have an account while requiring everyone else to verify their age.

The measure prohibits anyone under 16 from creating a new social media account and requires platforms to delete existing accounts held by minors who are younger than 16. It also would require social media companies to delete any personal information from the accounts and for the platforms to use a “nongovernmental, independent, third-party not affiliated with the social media platform” to verify users’ age.

The bill passed the Florida house with a bipartisan 106-13 vote and now heads to the Republican-controlled senate.

I get it, you are a pot smoking libertarian.

I'm a guy who believes in personal responsibility.

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122 posted on 01/28/2024 8:26:47 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)

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