Democratic Project 2029 calls for child social media ban, strict kids safety rules on tech

[usonian]

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5945564-democratic-project-2029-calls-for-child-social-media-ban-strict-kids-safety-rules-on-tech/

Site: https://www.project2029foramerica.org/

Democrats working on a policy blueprint ahead of the 2028 presidential election released their kids online safety proposal Monday, calling for a ban on social media for kids under 16 and stronger privacy protections.

The “Kids Over Clicks” proposal is the first to be released by the group, Project 2029, and zeroes in on the mental and physical health impacts of social media — and now artificial intelligence — on kids and teens.

The proposal cites numerous studies about the potential addictive nature of social media, arguing the federal government has “largely sat on the sidelines” to “establishing commonsense rules of the road.”

Project 2029 calls for lawmakers to ban social media platforms for kids under 16, a measure that is being embraced by a handful of other countries.

THERE YOU GO!!

My two cents worth.

RUN AGAINST OLIGARCHY

It wins.
Oligarchy is the bane of the United States, cause of almost all its problems, and
LET'S TALK ABOUT "BUT THE KIDS" INSTEAD.

Can you explain this wonderfulness in two memes?
Of course not.

BUT I CAN.





and by the way,
EAT THE RICH
Before the aliens get them.



And FAFO, thank. you
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219770873

[WSHazel]

1. I am not a fan of government restrictions of kids' access to information

This can go wrong very easily.

[usonian]

3. Read my posts!

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online. (EFF)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221329425

Lots of links there. It's just Big Brother surveillance in disguise.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Bans like this end up hurting those they're trying to help, no thanks

[leftstreet]

4. Just no n/t

[Melon]

5. Nooooo....thr government is not who I want banning things in my house .

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. A confusing way to launch what I'm guessing will be the DNC's platform for 2028

Voters don’t want to see or hear words or policy papers, they want action and results.

I will be impressed and enthused when Dems propose legislation holding social media platforms to the same legal and civil liability standards as book, magazine and newspaper publishers, and when they reject donations from the tech bros who run the platforms.

[The Madcap]

7. Not a big fan of this.

Kids need to know how to use tech. Some kids are much more responsible than others on social media. Why penalize them?

Now for those predators out there taking advantage of kids online, they should show no mercy.

[usonian]

8. It would probably lock them out of a lot of educational and programming resources.

Predators always find ways.



Google, OpenAI and others? It costs money. THEY JUST DON'T CARE.

And Musk? He cares.
ABOUT EXPLOITATION.

[flvegan]

9. Unfortunately, this would force parents to have to parent more.

Sticking kids in front of their tablet or phone is the 2020s version of sticking the kid in front of the tv from...well, all the time before that going back to the 80's or whatever. Except instead of Sesame Street, kids get stuck with brain rot from YouTube and TikTok, or dedicated targeted nonsense from the likes of Andrew Tate and The Chinless Circus of Deviant Fuckwads.

[ColoringFool]

18. Hey! My Beloved Philosopher Estelle the Taxidermied Fox......

is on Tik-Tok!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8G9y7mt/

[JCMach1]

10. So we are begging to lose before we even get power

For reference see British Labour Party, filed under implosion.

[usonian]

11. DNC does good work.

Draining the ocean of shrimp.



My post
The Democcratic Party needs to be REVOLUTIONARY, not reactionary. That is how we win. PERIOD.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=420478
(links inside)

In response to the OP
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016420466

With all due respect, they are INGROWN TOENAILS.

We know what wins.



GOP has no answer. They are up oligarchs' asses.
DON'T GO THERE, TOO.

[Lategame]

12. OMG, noooooo

I can't believe this is a real platform. This is GOP big brother vibes.

[hurl]

13. And still people wonder

why DSA-type content is drawing more attention.

[usonian]

14. Everyone's got band-aids. People need cures.

Epstein-Class oligarchs BUY KIDS FOR SEX.

They are happy when we idiots fight over getting Zuckerberg, Musk and Sam Altman to protect them.

A. Because we are too frickin lazy to do so ourselves as parents (I did it right, and respectfully of my kid) and

B. From the perverted, sick and twisted Zuckerberg, Musk and Sam Altman.

EAT THE RICH.

[harumph]

15. What a distraction. Pathetic. More pseudo centrist bullshit.

[Cha]

16. Please Contact DNC and let

them know your reactions to this.

They need to know, so maybe they will Scrap it.

TY!

[ColoringFool]

17. Ill-Advised. Very Ill-Advised. Voter-Losing Ill-Advised.