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Texas House passes bill banning minors from creating social media accounts (www.yahoo.com)

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Today, the Texas House passed a bill 116-25 that would prohibit children from using social media. House Bill 186 requires a strict verification process to ensure account holders are at least 18 years old.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm sure that will totally be enforced and definitely solve everything. /S

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Platforms might just IP block Texas from whatever is legally defined as “social media.” This includes Apple and Google.

Otherwise, the ID will be a sign up hindrance.

Either way, it creates a barrier to entry. Users tend to take the easiest path, so this will drive away traffic and break some habits.

Where will they go instead? shrug. But Facebook and Insta are low tiers of hell as far as I’m concerned.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It could be a good thing, if social media does a pornhub and pulls out of Texas. That could get a lot the brain washed cultists in Texas off social media and start the healing process

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I wish I shared your optimism.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

They'll just end up on sketchier sites that ignore the rule, or learn to use a VPN. Prohibition doesn't work