Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by scarface_74 on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @05:47PM (#39833240)

So you would be okay giving your ID to Facebook or any other site before you can access it?

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by knightoffaith on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:06PM (#39833404)

No, I wouldn't. I'm just wondering if we have to accept the consequences for children or if there's some alternative solution.

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by scarface_74 on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @09:40PM (#39834858)

How do you propose that social media sites verify your age without showing them your ID?

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by fragmede on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @09:58PM (#39834952)

By showing a third party their ID that doesn't share the actual ID with eg, Facebook. That third party would then share their status with Facebook. Facebook doesn't get the ID, but does get to verify that they're of age (or not).

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by scarface_74 on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @11:09PM (#39835309)

So now the government still has a way to match a user with a real person and we have to trust a third party company with our ID?

And I should have to do that as a 50 year old guy with grown kids for “the children”?

How about if parents are concerned about their kids, they should use the parental controls that are already available.

And this isn’t theoretical for me. I live in Florida.

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