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Post #1637099

2025-01-21 05:12 UTC

"A social media platform shall present a warning to minor users on the negative effects of social media use on social, emotional and physical health. The warning shall be presented to a minor user upon account activation and every 30 days thereafter and shall require the minor user to acknowledge the warning before proceeding to use the social media platform." OK, that's compelled speech. I'm a physicist, not a constitutional lawyer, but I'm pretty sure there's a high bar to clear when the state is telling people what to say. Also, I am not going to lie and say that the evidence about social media harming minors is less equivocal than it really is.

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  • @bstacey@icosahedron.website 2025-01-21 05:14

    There's a requirement about "restricting a minor user from accessing the social media platform for more than 1 ½ cumulative hours of use in any 24 hour period". Even with parental approval, this can't be changed "to more than 2 hours in any 24 hour period". Say goodbye to doing research on Wikipedia!

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