Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids < 16

Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by giancarlostoro on Monday January 29, 2024 @02:48PM (#39181476)

> But the only way to do this is to require ID checks

COPPA has entered the building. If you're under 13 and a platform finds out, they'll usually ban you until you prove that you're not under 13 (via ID) or can provide signed forms from your parent / legal guardian.

I've seen dozens of people if not more over the years banned from various platforms over this. We're talking Reddit, Facebook, Discord and so on.

I get what you're saying, but it kind of is a thing already, all one has to do is raise the age limit from 13 to say... 16 and voila.

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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by woodruffw on Monday January 29, 2024 @02:52PM (#39181535)

"Finds out" is the operative part. COPPA is not a proactive requirement; it's a reactive one. Proactive legislation is a newer harm that can't easily be predicted based on past experiences with reactive laws.

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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by giancarlostoro on Monday January 29, 2024 @03:06PM (#39181741)

Indeed, nothing is stopping said companies from scanning and assessing age of a user uploading selfies though. This is allegedly something that TikTok does. My point being, the framework is there, and then people actually report minors, the companies have to take it seriously, or face serious legal consequences.

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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by woodruffw on Monday January 29, 2024 @06:00PM (#39183963)

How do you know the selfie is from the "primary" user? And how do you know they're underage, versus being a chubby-faced 18 year old (like yours truly was?)

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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by giancarlostoro on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:45AM (#39192267)

It doesn't matter to the platform, mind you, I've seen people abuse this. They will deactivate the account and require ID.

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