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I really don't see the overall negativity towards this bill. Yes, there may be problems with id verification, but outside of that, is it such a big deal that a
by throwaway-blaze 4y ago
I really don't see the overall negativity towards this bill. Yes, there may be problems with id verification, but outside of that, is it such a big deal that a parent needs to give permission for their kid to start using Instagram?
My kids don't get to start using Disney+ or Netflix without my permission -- namely my credit card on the family account. This doesn't feel much different.
Do you think kids under 14 shouldn't have parents involved in guiding them online? I agree once they're older they need more freedom. But an 11 year old who wants to use TikTok because all his friends do or a 12 year old who wants to use Instagram or Snap because all her friends want to message in a group there should have some parental involvement. The amount of bullying, wealth-shaming (your house sucks), etc going on is mind-boggling.
And yeah, we used to have bullies when I was a kid too, but it would be on the schoolyard in front of 2 or 3 other kids, not a chat thread with half the school on it.