Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs restrictive social media bill
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- Опубліковано 25 бер 2024
- Florida will have one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors - if it withstands expected legal challenges. The bill signed by DeSantis on Monday bans social media accounts for children under 14, and requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds.
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Is full of sick stuff. I block all this stuff on my home network. Our oldest will get her first cell phone at 15. Take control of your home dont wait on someone else.
you’re a good parent for this. i’m sure your kids will grow up to be amazing people❤
Good for you guys! Better not be listening to shitty music though
Ya, that's not even a political statement, just active parenting.
My daughter got her first phone at 16, for emergencies. She will be the first person to say thanks. It saved her from social media bullying. She is now happy at 29.
Good luck. You can try but I remember researching different VPNs to bypass school blocked websites. You’re dealing with a new generation that’s technically smarter than you and live in a technology world.
Their school work is completed online. It’s better to teach them how to utilize, prepare, understand than it is to withhold.
Your child is probably already finding another access or purchasing a burner phone.
Isnt it the PARENTS job to make sure their children are not on social media?
--talkin about Florida, remember.
Isn’t it the parents job to issue a drivers license to their kid?! Oh wait, no??
Parents who send their 12 year old on social media is the equivalent of sending them out into public alone.
Yea there needs to be regulation, like fucking yesterday.
I hate Ron, but he got this one right.
@Meerkat000 it's the parents RESPONSIBILITY to watch what their children are doing. I made sure none of my kids had social media until they were 16.
Some call it extreme, some call it censorship, some call it overboard. I called it being a responsible parent!!
I encouraged them to think for themselves, question why things are being done.
@@jerolddaleske3966Correct (I think you missed my point), tho the fact is, parents are sending their kids out in social media anyway and there are 0 protections, no sidewalks, crosswalks, street lights etc for either the parent or Child.
I would also call that being a responsible parent, 16 is a nice min age. I also have a network that I monitor and block certain sites and ads.
Advertising should be an across the board agreement, They literally pred on our kids with long form ads, especially youtube. Big tech is the main predator for your child, and they're doing it in the open. The parents are none the wiser, hence why government restrictions need to be put into place at this point.
The parents are on social media too.
It's up to parents themselves to make that decision for their children, not a Florida Governor nor any State government.
Which is why it will fail. Prohibition of any kind doesn't work when the demand is there.
Too bad the parents aren't taking responsibility to make those decisions.
Exactly! If the parents didnt want them to have a phone, they would give them a flip phone!
I understand your point, but wondering how you feel about the contract aspect of a child creating their own social media account. Are they wise enough to understand the terms of service? We don't allow kids to enter into other contracts - so why would social media accounts be different?
most parents are irresponsible...just look at the culture ...corroded
Like telling kids not to watch TV. Stop acting like an HOA
Quit trying to find excuses to look at skibidi toilet all day
@slapshotjack9806 for most kids social media is their entertainment
Ah yes, the land of the free... What a fucking joke.
Haha your missing the point free people voted for this . With your logic ur free to murder and kill ?
You can leave 😂
We don't let them drink because it kills brain cells in a developing mind, social media warps the braincells.
Next we'll have Netflix introducing parental controls.
Bro, this war on " Wokeness" is getting ridiculous.
Why do you want to add social media addiction to 'woke'?
@@yodieyuh6077 Bro, this is Ron DeSantis we're talking about. He definitely thinks it's " Woke"
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't "small government" something conservatives constantly yell that they want? How is 2024 treating you folks now?
There is no difference between any of them; they're all crooks and tyrants.
Yep they also say Florida the free state. Lmfao
They just don't want us to get any of our information from anywhere but Fox News 😂
Not anymore. Get ready for Christian Nationalism.
Yes but we're tactically relevant taking action against the encroachments of the degeneracy of modernity. Not one person is complaining about drag queens encouraging little kids to cut off their ding dongs
How about parents be parents
Too many single moms out there. They can't be parenting when they're at work. It's the latch-key kids all over again.
big ask for single moms
But would we say the same thing if a kid stopped by the liquor store on their way home from school and bought a bottle? How is this different than society agreeing that the drinking age, or the age of consent, is set to an age where we agree that young person has the wisdom and capacity to own and be held accountable for the responsibility?
@@alundrinusordway107 Soooo ... a 10 year old has the right to purchase a gun and "bear arms" and the gun store has the obligation to sell that gun to them?
1) two Yummies..... 2) As far is the bill is concerned. It is about children, not adults. We also have age limits for cinema's, parental advice in a lot of occasions, restriction for porn, prostitution, driving a car , night clubbing, hooters, 55+ communities, tittie bars, drugs, alcohol, marriage, sex, other general work bans, (hour) restrictions etc etc etc. But I agree with you both; it will be a challenge to uphold this bill in the courts. Well see.
How are they going to enforce this? Parents should be doing the parenting.
tell that to all the single moms that raise their kids with a screen.
1) two Yummies..... 2) As far is the bill is concerned. It is about children, not adults. We also have age limits for cinema's, parental advice in a lot of occasions, restriction for porn, prostitution, driving a car , night clubbing, hooters, 55+ communities, tittie bars, drugs, alcohol, marriage, sex, other general work bans, (hour) restrictions etc etc etc. But I agree with you both; it will be a challenge to uphold this bill in the courts. Well see.
Parents can use this law to help them be good parents. My friends’ children are told by their teachers to use social media. Some teachers and administrators use it as a means of communicating with their students for homework assignments. If the parents don’t want their children to, the teachers and administrators claim it is part of the curriculum.
It will probably be enforced the same way Louisiana restricts pornography for anyone under 18. In Louisiana, certain websites will direct you to a government page where it asks you for your information, such as your ID. It's stupid. While I agree that most kids these days need to touch grass, no one should need the government's permission to go on social media.
@uniquebreakfasttaco do you have a problem with single parents?
The only problem is that everyone who is under 18 when making an account always says they are above 18 years of age... soooooo... why was this done?
Tik tok ban will be the same stupidly. People know how to use vpns.. but go ahead and waste our money debating on the ban that will make zero, ZERO, Zeeeeeero difference to us other than to hate harder on them. .. #jeezuskriste
I hope it's not just old people not understanding how to use electronics, but that's what i believe right now until someone can change my mind
Why is the government trying to tell us how to raise our kids and which social media to use? Stay tf away
I think FL legislature forgot of a little thing known as VPN!
@@TopG922 Because their fear should be your fear as well by God!! Haven't you heard of conspiracy theory's?? Bunch of effing jokes.. I'm so sick of it.
While I'll agree that there is danger in children becoming addicted to social media, I would leave that to parents to handle. I thought the GOP was about small government that did not intrude on the citizens' daily lives? Now it's all about what we can say, what we can read and don't hurt our feelings with the hard truths.
This isn't the GOP, it's MAGA.
I get what you're saying, but in a sense, this isn't different than prohibiting stores from selling alcohol to minors. We as a society agree that minors need additional oversight and protections, because they aren't strong and wise enough to protect themselves.
@@Cyllene1203Please, I've never met a minor who couldn't get alcohol if they really wanted it. Usually they just take it from their drunken parents. Same with other drugs, as long as there is a demand, someone will be there to fulfill it. That is a simple reality.
@Cyllene1203 bs lazy parents
@bills.1951 no its both
Governor needs to worry about the Homeless Children and Families.
You can do more than one thing at the same time
You don't want to stop kids being groomed?
The problem is he doesn't address real problems, Florida has a real problem with homeowners insurance, as well as hurricane preparations and relief. Leprechaun ron get your head out of publicity stunts and get real solutions all I've seen is a control campaign that you claim is a fight for freedom of rights.
Caused by bidenomics
@@johnc4182But can he?
Big Government nonsense! Parental Rights require Parental Responsibilities.
"Parental Responsibilities." --- do you see much of any of that nowadays? I don't.
Are you speaking in an all or nothing sense?
Parents there have the right to let their kids use guest accounts or use the parents accounts.
So laws that prevent eight-year-olds from buying Playboy or hustler magazines, or pornographic movies off the shelf are big government, nonsense, removing parental rights? Your comments idiotic and absolute lacks any kind of common sense.
While I *do* think that this could help with things like child predation, how on *earth* are they ever going to enforce that when kids have lied about their ages for years…
Enforcement will be problematic.
DeSantis signs bill that prohibits women from asking men their height on dating apps
good then u should be safe on these dating apps then midget bsh lol
So basically ban anything that hurts your feelings.
@@joebidenisyourpresidentget2481❄️
@@joebidenisyourpresidentget2481isn't that what men did all throughout history? All ego and no logic.
Idiot comment or signs bill that prohibits commenters from posting comments that hurts the feeling of weak pathetic CommuRats.
Wtf is he doing? How about figuring out why your beaches are becoming toxic! Why are all the fish dying off the florida coast?
ask joe its fed issue
@@RobertZemeckis2025 lmao 🤣 I don't hear any other state complaining about the same issue!
I think a bigger problem is some "adults" having access to social media 😂
Why is the government trying to tell us how to raise our kids and which social media to use? Stay tf away
Actually y’all parents need help ! Y’all got lil girls listening to Sexy red saying f my baby daddy
Tyrannical
Cause you don’t know how to parent them?
@TopG922 - you sound like my white trash neighbor.
@@slapshotjack9806 Just because you need the government to help raise your kids for you doesn't mean everyone else does.
How would that even work??
Who decides what's a "social media" account? Is something like the old "Club Penguin" social media? Are special interest forums social media?
What about all the teenage tourists visiting FL? What if you already have accounts and then move to FL?
Etc., etc 😵
Ron I don’t remember anyone asking for you to parent other peoples kids
I think this is a good idea, however how are they gonna enforce this? This should be on the PARENTS. Not the government.
But parents aren't raising their kids. I get stuck with strange children around me ALL the time because their parents are ignoring them in public so they wander to adults who will pay attention to them. But it's cool, I do need to show slaughterhouse videos to somebody and turn the world vegan!
@NiaLaLa_V ok but good parents still exist. Using social media isn't bad, even unrestricted. Anything negative is just their child being too childish
Companies will just register an account as a website account, like UA-cam does. Non-enforceable, regardless of what your opinion is.
This is not the governments job and will cost Florida tax payers loads of money to defended this un-Constitutional law.
This guy is a real RIGHTS taker 🇺🇲💀👊👊
In 4 years, these will be voters will have the power to elect a new governor who will give them more freedom and not take it away
At 16 they aren't prohibited. So when they're 18 and able to vote there's already nothing taking away their freedom to make a social media account.
Welcome to Facist America.
Time to sue DeSatan and the State of Florida for First Amendment violations.
Lying about your age online is already illegal
So you do know Biden wants to ban tik tok for all right.
Another piece of performative art for DeSantis to waste millions on in a futile effort to defend it in court.
At least someone is stirring the pot and forcing the conversation instead of letting his community slide over the edge of a cliff.
@Cyllene1203 what are you ,2?? Can you not think for yourself? You need DeathSantis to think for you.?? He would dress up a pile of poo , tell u it was candy, and give you your serving!!! Think for yourself
@Cyllene1203 The conversation has been happening above his comprehension level for years. DeMoron did what all repubs do. He found a parade and jumped out in front of it, but with a stupid idea that will lose in court just like all the other half-baked, knee-jerk reactionary things he does.
@Cyllene1203 Here's an idea. Take the millions he will spend defending this dumb law in court and spend it on fostering media literacy and critical thinking skills in kids, and parenting skills for adults.
But that would create a whole generation who could see right through the MAGA foundation of ridiculous lies and cultural grievances.
So, nevermind.
I guess he could just sit by and watch his state turn to absolute 💩… like California…New York…another “brilliant” comment from a 💩hole lovimg CommuRat
This will work just as well as an R rating keeps teens from seeing R rated movies.
If I was 14 now, my parents would not allow me to have a phone to begin with. Or a bicycle. I was 14 in 1964 with middle class ( but older than usual) parents. I got a dollar a week.
The failure of modern parenting leads to continued government overreach.
A loose, loose situation as always.
thats the sad part. but most kids are now raised by single moms.
Lose, lose.
My boyfriend says I'm a loose situation 😢
@@StewieGriffin505🙄 you just had to be that guy?
Governor from Florida needs to be replaced
Needs to be president*
@@slapshotjack9806 Needs to get rid of the all white boots*
You lefties aren't tough enough 👊
@@slapshotjack9806 No he doesn't. Another Trump is not a good idea.
@@ChristianBoday Yeah? So why are the Republicans supporting Project 2025? Seems like something a coward would concoct.
I’m down for it but it’s going to be impossible to regulate they can just put any age when creating the profile!
What stops the kids from lying about their age?
Well I don't completely agree but I do understand. So many kids are on sites they have no business being on. Like that 12 year old that was on Tagged. If the parents can't oversee the safety of THEIR kids then someone has to keep them safe. Parents are failing these kids, having them grow up way too fast exposing them to pedos and all the like.
Right don't worry the next bill will take all the children in Florida and the state will raise them . Perfect huhh? Children mature at different times some more than others . Children have been known to behave better than some adults. So tell me if parents fail what then ? Remove the kid or jail the parents? How about labor camps since Republicans are rolling back child labor laws . Or maybe people should mind their business.
Thanks to Trump's tax law, next year the top 1% will get a tax break of more than $60,000 each.
Meanwhile, the bottom 60% will get less than $500.
This is why we called the Trump tax cuts a giveaway to the super-rich.
Because that's exactly what they were.
Good luck enforcing it. Parents would have to be parents, which they no longer are. Good parenting is lost to history....
I know good parents. They are those people who get called weird because they go to church 3 times a week and homeschool their kids who also play sports and are super involved in the community. I love them so much, even us atheists flock to hanging out with them they are such good people, and such a rare gem in 2024.
California parents on surgeries on their young kids. Bunch of cultist freaks
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act has already clearly indicated that it is illegal for commercial websites and apps to allow children under age 13 to open an online account without verifiable parental consent. Need more details as it is unclear how this differs other than the age.
By banning it and deleting unverified accounts, this will force everyone to provide government ID or biometrics to these corporations.
This will also block VPNs. If the account is tied to a US government ID, you wouldn't be able to talk to your friends in Russia, let's say, using a VPN that says you are from a different country, because the US is blocking accounts from Russia.
He’s grinning like a Cheshire Cat. Sends shivers down my spine.
Good. At least you're getting some exercise.
DeSantis hopes this will win him the election in 2028, assuming that Trump doesn't pick him to be a running mate this year.
Excellent!! Kids don't need to be on social media. Great job Desantis
Wait till they come for your rights.
@@JohnSmith-fu2df🎯🎯🎯
you really want ron deweirdo? the dude who hanged out with highschool girls? are you kidding me.
@@JohnSmith-fu2df They’re under 18…they have no,RIGHT to FING social media. seems like the Governor must Parent children for those who REFUSE to Parent their own children. It’s outrageous to you - until - your 12 year old daughter is victimized by a predator on social media…
he will be coming for your rights next, if you're a woman!
Did Desantis pass guncontrol legislation after Parkland mass shooting ? Asking for a friend.
I give the meatball props for this decision; I mean does anyone really expect the parents in Florida to make the right call.
Theres absolutely zero problems with this bill. Should be nationwide.
AS A NATIVE SON OF THIS GREAT AND MIGHTY LAND OF FLORIDA, I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF IMPLANTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE AND VOTING WITH THE SAME B.S. VOTES THAT HAVE THEM RUNNING FROM WHERE THEY CAME FROM...
FURTHERMORE, I'M AT THE POINT TO WHERE THIS GOVERNOR AND GOVERNMENT HAS TO CALLED OUT AND STOPPED. THERE IS WAYYY TOO MUCH OVER REACH FROM SO CALLED BIG BROTHER.
DESANTIS AND THIS REGIME HAS GONE ROGUE
It’s from ⚪️supremacy
@@keymusabe7207 This has nothing to do with race
I thought the GOP was supposed to favor personal responsibility, not the creation of a nanny state.
Not a big fan but that does not sound like a bad idea
Except that its IMPOSSIBLE to enforce or regulate 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Playing to the base. He'll blame "liberals" if it's overturned.
No need to overturn it because it simply won't work. Parents will give in and create the accounts for their kids. That's the reality of this generation of parents.
His base will not approve of him stripping away their parental rights.
@@friedenhiker1032 Let's hope!
@@friedenhiker1032oh sure they will
Because it's not for Republicans. It's only the democrats. Lol yep republican voters steady watching right to privacy being taken slowly but surely. Supporting it all the way . Crazy this happens from no fear of the voter because they praise and trust in those they shouldn't. Small goverment my ass
Does "playing to the base" = 'doing what voters voted me in to do'?
I don’t see this is going to happen because if they do that, you know that means for the government
Age cap should be higher
They should make it so only college graduates can have social media.
Agreed. 18 is age of consent in most areas including Florida.
@@jiml9856 No… College Grads these days are nothing more than indoctrinated CommuRats
Age Cap Should Be Higher And Also Only People Who Own Electric Vehicles Should Be Allowed To Use Social Media...
A 16 year old can drive in Florida. They can handle being on social media.
Good luck with that! 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
How is he going to enforce this bill?
In the state of Florida the government knows what's best for you and your children. Your job as a citizen is to comply with the state.
Unless you're a part of the majority who voted him in to do these kinds of things. Their job was to elect the government that will do what they want the government to do.
Good, i dont believe children should be able to be on social media until age of 18. There is to much corruption on social media. If my children were young during this time i would not allow it.
Holy hell who is going to watch our kids if they can't have social media in their Lifes??
Meanwhile home insurance still going up, 😅
Incredible that a state in the US has become this.
the US has gotten where it is today because of YOU people. YOU people lack morals.
AWFUL
Everyone is complaining when it doesn’t effect there lives in the slightest
What is he a dictator?? I decide as a parent if my kid is online or not on social media
You can decide to let your kid use your account.
He’s so proud he can write his name!
Please come to California, it's better than what Ron is doing to Florida.
Finally, a step forward.
How? By suppression of the 1st Amendment? You all love the 2nd but seem to forget all the other ones.
Your obviously not a parent because your not seeing it from a parents point of view. Second it never mentions anything about 1st amendment. Always jumping the gun.
And stop saying you. That divides. We live in the same country .. say We instead, you need to mature already or no get lef behind., and don’t get butt heart I’m just exercising my freedom of speech as where you
@@rickyorellana3526 your statement is invalid! If I was a parent, I tell my child to be online or not, not this degenerate!
Look everyone, we can all agree its up to parents to be good parents and make sure your kids are safe online and in the real world...
But lets not lie to ourselves, kids just shouldnt be in A LOT of spaces online, period. Like there isnt any genuinely good reason why a kid should be on twitter- the same site where people can openly post religious or ideological extremism, gore, or sexual material, without any real restrictions. THATS A GOOD THING FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE, but like Las Vegas, ita not a place for kids.
A wannabe hitter
Hey Radio ! You're next....Only certain music can and will be played in Florida. Rap, Hip-Hop is going to be the first to go. Next your curfew kidsl.
I whole-heartedly support this.
Because not one person reading this can come up with one good reason that a child should have social media.
I don’t agree with this let just not buy cell phones for kids under 14 they don’t need them
Right, who needs phones when you can use echolocation!
14 years old NO 18 years old. That's ridiculous 14 years old when these no-good disrespectful kids get worse the older, they get. How about Curfew at 4:00 pm when they get out of school. 2:00 weekends and holidays. They can only blame the parents that can't control their kids
I'm a center leaning independent and NOT a Desantis fan but gotta say I'm all in on this one. It's insane we haven't done this sooner with the ever prevalent online dangers for our youth. It's not an unreasonable restraint. Hopefully there's a way to enforce without being ridiculous and there's the rub I fear.
It might be a good idea but is not gonna work unless he gathers his brown shirts to enforce the law.
LAND OF THE FREE,! How will this be regulated? Just like gambling on line?? What a joke!!!
New Florida Side-Hustle!!! Turn in MAGA kids for reward! $$$
He keeps doing a bunch of silly, irrelevant stuff to stay relevant. This bill is not small government. It's ineffective and silly like a lot of government overall, but definitely intrusive big government nonsense.
It places no restrictions on adults.
What's your cut-off for big vs small? Does small have to only mean the anarcho-libertarian view of big and small government?
Yes! ❤
I thought conservatives were for small government. I am not a Republican anymore.
Wise decision
No one ever defines 'small gov' when they comment about it.
It's much smaller gov than what he vetoed.
We need to stop sending our US tax $ to the dictators of Floridastan
Oh boo hoo little boy is too young to look at social media oh no what shall you ever do without your precious Snapchat
Look at DeSantis getting things done. Protect the children. When Facebook became popular, my daughter was young. I watched everything she did on it.
Be like the old days you over 18? Checks yes, has access 😂 that will stop the kids
Social media companies are just mad, because of the money flow... It's all about money
My God what kind of childhood did this man have? Every time he stands in front of a camera, he's ready to punish someone or takeaway rights. DeSantis try doing something positive for the people of Florida for a change.
Are you saying the people in florida that voted him in and celebrate and support these things don't feel the things are doing something positive for them?
Liberal tears: Biden criticized for saying he’s "working for your vote" in all six swing states "while Trump is in Mar a Lago golfing." 😂
What an excellent idea.
You said terrible idea wrong
An unenforceable law. Good job😂
Just like most gun laws
Absolutely awesome
Good job Florida 👍 i hope they can find a way to enforce it
Will save children’s Lives ! Good for Florida ! 🤗
Getting rid of GUNS will save lives!!!
Thank you ! Let’s get rid of guns. Then worry about social media.
@@MatterDaddy6 Not allowing people to illegally cross the border will save lives!!!!
LOL !!!
@@MatterDaddy6 no, fathers who stick around would.
Someone get a photo of his feet, is he wearing heels still?
Good !
enforce parenting classes
Matt Gaetz just broke two ketchup bottles upon hearing this news.
He needs to pay Trump's bills. All I hear is crickets
** VPN subscriptions soar
My gosh Ron since your helping me raise my kids, when can I expect my child support check from you? 🥴😵💫
What did he stop you from doing with this?
such a joke.
I hate desantis
This man is crazy
He's not a Democrat
Great News... Take away the kids cell phones too & give them more chores
Why fear monger?
Anyone who disagrees move to California or New York
Aristotle Integrity Inc. is always behind this.
Awesome 😎
1984. Rebel rebel rebel.