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TexasTowelie

(112,249 posts)
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:39 PM Dec 2022

North Texas Republican files bill to ban social media for Texans under 18

A North Texas Republican wants to ban social media for Texans under the age of 18.

State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, filed House Bill 896 this week that would require social media users to show two forms of photo identification to verify their age.

The bill would also allow parents to demand their children’s accounts be removed and give the Texas Attorney General’s office the ability to enforce any violations.

Most social media sites, including Facebook and Instagram, require users to be 13 but do not ask for proof.

A recent survey by the nonprofit Common Sense Media found that 38% of tweens — ages 8 to 12 — reported using social media in 2021, a 7% jump since 2019.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/12/09/north-texas-republican-files-bill-to-ban-social-media-for-texans-under-18/

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North Texas Republican files bill to ban social media for Texans under 18 (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2022 OP
Gee hildegaard28 Dec 2022 #1
"Only if y'all agree with us" peppertree Dec 2022 #5
North Texas should be renamed North Korea peppertree Dec 2022 #2
will sink like an anchor. Casady1 Dec 2022 #3
How's that 'small government' 'freedumb party' workin' out for you Repubes? CurtEastPoint Dec 2022 #4
That was my first thought. Deuxcents Dec 2022 #6
That is silly but I do think that phone usage in school is bad - it should be checked walkingman Dec 2022 #7
I purposely don't sub in middle or high school because of the kids on the cells phones and weak kimbutgar Dec 2022 #10
I like your app idea. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #11
I wish I was smart enough to develop it. kimbutgar Dec 2022 #12
I doubt it's enforceable Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2022 #8
Good luck with that. Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #9

peppertree

(21,639 posts)
2. North Texas should be renamed North Korea
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:40 PM
Dec 2022

I lived in the area for a while. Anything north of Dallas/Ft. Worth is totalitarian central.

walkingman

(7,628 posts)
7. That is silly but I do think that phone usage in school is bad - it should be checked
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:46 PM
Dec 2022

at the classroom door. Maybe it's because I am old and could care less about smart phones but almost everyone I see is constantly checking their phone?? What's up with that?

kimbutgar

(21,162 posts)
10. I purposely don't sub in middle or high school because of the kids on the cells phones and weak
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:57 PM
Dec 2022

Rules within schools turning a blind eye to cell phone usage.

If I was a app developer I’d make an app for parents to disable kids cells phones during school hours the only calls allowed should be to parents and 911.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
8. I doubt it's enforceable
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:49 PM
Dec 2022

Christian conservatives, who used to advocate for internet monitoring software, like Net Nanny, were generally quick to concede that the average 10 year old could circumvent it in under 2 minutes.

My kids are grown, but I have some sympathy with this. I was very pleased my kids weren't super interested in Instagram or Tiktock.

Diamond_Dog

(32,006 posts)
9. Good luck with that.
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 02:55 PM
Dec 2022

As another poster mentioned, the average 10-year-old will find a way around it.

How about if these idiot Republicans (and they’re all over, not just in Texas) concern themselves with actual problems, like climate change, health care equity, affordable housing, good paying jobs? Nah, they waste time on garbage like this.

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